FCX vs. SCCO, MTRN, SLCA, GSM, SXC, CMP, BHP, RIO, VALE, and CLF
Should you be buying Freeport-McMoRan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Freeport-McMoRan include Southern Copper (SCCO), Materion (MTRN), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Ferroglobe (GSM), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Compass Minerals International (CMP), BHP Group (BHP), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), Vale (VALE), and Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF).
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) and Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.
Southern Copper has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Southern Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Southern Copper shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Freeport-McMoRan pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Southern Copper pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Freeport-McMoRan pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southern Copper pays out 1.3% 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.
Freeport-McMoRan received 717 more outperform votes than Southern Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.51% of users gave Freeport-McMoRan an outperform vote while only 56.14% of users gave Southern Copper an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 26 more articles in the media than Southern Copper. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 11 mentions for Southern Copper. Southern Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Freeport-McMoRan's score of 0.54 indicating that Southern Copper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Freeport-McMoRan presently has a consensus price target of $53.07, indicating a potential upside of 17.93%. Southern Copper has a consensus price target of $89.57, indicating a potential downside of 15.02%. Given Freeport-McMoRan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Freeport-McMoRan is more favorable than Southern Copper.
Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern Copper has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Southern Copper has a net margin of 24.20% compared to Freeport-McMoRan's net margin of 7.83%. Southern Copper's return on equity of 30.44% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.
Summary
Freeport-McMoRan beats Southern Copper on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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