Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Competitors $38.37 -0.43 (-1.11%) Closing price 05/20/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.18 -0.19 (-0.50%) As of 07:31 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FCX vs. SCCO, MTRN, SXC, GSM, CMP, BHP, RIO, VALE, CLF, and MPShould you be buying Freeport-McMoRan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Freeport-McMoRan include Southern Copper (SCCO), Materion (MTRN), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Ferroglobe (GSM), Compass Minerals International (CMP), BHP Group (BHP), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), Vale (VALE), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), and MP Materials (MP). Freeport-McMoRan vs. Southern Copper Materion SunCoke Energy Ferroglobe Compass Minerals International BHP Group Rio Tinto Group Vale Cleveland-Cliffs MP Materials Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to SCCO or FCX? In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 20 more articles in the media than Southern Copper. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 12 mentions for Southern Copper. Freeport-McMoRan's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Southern Copper's score of 1.20 indicating that Freeport-McMoRan is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Southern Copper 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Freeport-McMoRan 26 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, SCCO or FCX? Southern Copper has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SCCO or FCX more profitable? Southern Copper has a net margin of 29.53% compared to Freeport-McMoRan's net margin of 7.42%. Southern Copper's return on equity of 40.27% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Southern Copper29.53% 40.27% 19.12% Freeport-McMoRan 7.42%7.50%3.92% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SCCO or FCX? Freeport-McMoRan received 735 more outperform votes than Southern Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.18% of users gave Freeport-McMoRan an outperform vote while only 55.54% of users gave Southern Copper an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSouthern CopperOutperform Votes39655.54% Underperform Votes31744.46% Freeport-McMoRanOutperform Votes113166.18% Underperform Votes57833.82% Do analysts recommend SCCO or FCX? Southern Copper currently has a consensus price target of $91.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.09%. Freeport-McMoRan has a consensus price target of $48.36, indicating a potential upside of 26.05%. Given Freeport-McMoRan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Freeport-McMoRan is more favorable than Southern Copper.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Southern Copper 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83Freeport-McMoRan 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93 Do institutionals and insiders believe in SCCO or FCX? 7.9% of Southern Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Southern Copper shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SCCO or FCX? Southern Copper has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Freeport-McMoRan. Southern Copper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freeport-McMoRan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSouthern Copper$11.96B6.10$3.38B$4.5720.04Freeport-McMoRan$24.86B2.22$1.89B$1.2131.71 Is SCCO or FCX a better dividend stock? Southern Copper pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Freeport-McMoRan pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Southern Copper pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Freeport-McMoRan pays out 24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SummaryFreeport-McMoRan beats Southern Copper on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Freeport-McMoRan News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FCX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FCX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFreeport-McMoRanMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$55.14B$6.95B$3.10B$19.70BDividend Yield0.78%3.56%5.08%3.84%P/E Ratio29.7413.8071.0835.13Price / Sales2.2295.5826,914,679,906,508,400.0034.12Price / Cash12.7621.4824.3617.51Price / Book1.925.135.214.78Net Income$1.89B$605.28M$154.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.34%1.73%1.65%1.62%1 Month Performance16.52%7.44%4.74%13.00%1 Year Performance-29.36%8.41%15.02%5.59% Freeport-McMoRan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCXFreeport-McMoRan4.966 of 5 stars$38.37-1.1%$48.36+26.0%-30.0%$55.14B$24.86B29.7425,600Positive NewsSCCOSouthern Copper1.769 of 5 stars$87.46-3.4%$91.50+4.6%-29.2%$69.63B$11.96B20.2414,700Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeMTRNMaterion3.1196 of 5 stars$72.41-7.5%$152.00+109.9%-30.6%$1.51B$1.72B249.693,720Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSXCSunCoke Energy3.7508 of 5 stars$8.77-1.5%$13.00+48.2%-17.2%$742.39M$1.88B7.83890Positive NewsGSMFerroglobe3.4632 of 5 stars$3.41-1.4%N/A-37.7%$636.40M$1.64B170.503,420Positive NewsCMPCompass Minerals International0.8415 of 5 stars$14.16+1.4%$16.00+13.0%+49.0%$587.70M$1.08B-3.581,950Positive NewsBHPBHP Group1.7516 of 5 stars$48.40-0.9%$53.00+9.5%-19.3%$122.72B$53.60B11.0045,300Analyst DowngradeRIORio Tinto Group4.6422 of 5 stars$60.04+0.4%$73.00+21.6%-15.2%$75.28B$53.66B9.3153,700VALEVale3.8351 of 5 stars$9.23-0.9%$12.13+31.5%-24.3%$41.87B$37.72B6.4164,500Positive NewsCLFCleveland-Cliffs2.8738 of 5 stars$8.49-1.5%$15.49+82.5%-58.2%$4.20B$19.19B-8.7526,000Gap UpMPMP Materials1.2409 of 5 stars$23.65-4.2%$23.94+1.2%+14.5%$3.87B$203.86M-40.08490Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Southern Copper Competitors Materion Competitors SunCoke Energy Competitors Ferroglobe Competitors Compass Minerals International Competitors BHP Group Competitors Rio Tinto Group Competitors Vale Competitors Cleveland-Cliffs Competitors MP Materials Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FCX) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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