Which has higher earnings and valuation, LIN or FCX?

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Freeport-McMoRan. Freeport-McMoRan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Linde $34.66B 6.82 $6.90B $15.06 33.93 Freeport-McMoRan $25.92B 3.42 $2.20B $1.88 32.80

Does the media refer more to LIN or FCX?

In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 11 more articles in the media than Linde. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 12 mentions for Linde. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Freeport-McMoRan's score of 1.01 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Linde 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Freeport-McMoRan 13 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FCX or AA?

Freeport-McMoRan has higher revenue and earnings than Alcoa. Alcoa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freeport-McMoRan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Freeport-McMoRan $25.92B 3.42 $2.20B $1.88 32.80 Alcoa $12.83B 1.10 $1.16B $3.95 13.53

Does the media favor FCX or AA?

In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 10 more articles in the media than Alcoa. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 13 mentions for Alcoa. Freeport-McMoRan's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Alcoa's score of 0.52 indicating that Freeport-McMoRan is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Freeport-McMoRan 13 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alcoa 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, ERO or FCX?

Freeport-McMoRan has higher revenue and earnings than Ero Copper. Ero 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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Ero Copper $785.80M 3.45 $263.72M $2.81 9.25 Freeport-McMoRan $25.92B 3.42 $2.20B $1.88 32.80

Does the media refer more to FCX or HBM?

In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 3 more articles in the media than HudBay Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 20 mentions for HudBay Minerals. Freeport-McMoRan's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat HudBay Minerals' score of 0.35 indicating that Freeport-McMoRan is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Freeport-McMoRan 13 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HudBay Minerals 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media refer more to FCX or MT?

In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 21 more articles in the media than ArcelorMittal. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 2 mentions for ArcelorMittal. Freeport-McMoRan's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.68 indicating that Freeport-McMoRan is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Freeport-McMoRan 13 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ArcelorMittal 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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FCX vs. LIN, AA, ERO, HBM, and MT

Should you buy Freeport-McMoRan stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Freeport-McMoRan with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Freeport-McMoRan include Linde (LIN), Alcoa (AA), Ero Copper (ERO), HudBay Minerals (HBM), and ArcelorMittal (MT).

How does Freeport-McMoRan compare to Linde?

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Linde has a net margin of 20.44% compared to Freeport-McMoRan's net margin of 10.34%. Linde's return on equity of 19.80% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Linde	20.44%	19.80%	9.17%
Freeport-McMoRan	10.34%	9.88%	5.26%

Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Freeport-McMoRan pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Linde pays out 42.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Freeport-McMoRan pays out 16.0% 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. Linde has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Linde is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

82.8% of Linde shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Linde shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Linde has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Freeport-McMoRan. Freeport-McMoRan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Linde	$34.66B	6.82	$6.90B	$15.06	33.93
Freeport-McMoRan	$25.92B	3.42	$2.20B	$1.88	32.80

Linde presently has a consensus target price of $543.27, indicating a potential upside of 6.30%. Freeport-McMoRan has a consensus target price of $68.27, indicating a potential upside of 10.70%. Given Freeport-McMoRan's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Freeport-McMoRan is more favorable than Linde.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Linde	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Freeport-McMoRan	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96

In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 11 more articles in the media than Linde. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 12 mentions for Linde. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Freeport-McMoRan's score of 1.01 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Linde	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Freeport-McMoRan	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Linde beats Freeport-McMoRan on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Freeport-McMoRan compare to Alcoa?

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) and Alcoa (NYSE:AA) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Freeport-McMoRan presently has a consensus price target of $68.27, suggesting a potential upside of 10.70%. Alcoa has a consensus price target of $68.80, suggesting a potential upside of 28.71%. Given Alcoa's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alcoa is more favorable than Freeport-McMoRan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freeport-McMoRan	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96
Alcoa	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Freeport-McMoRan has a net margin of 10.34% compared to Alcoa's net margin of 8.27%. Alcoa's return on equity of 12.57% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freeport-McMoRan	10.34%	9.88%	5.26%
Alcoa	8.27%	12.57%	5.05%

80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers 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 0.5%. Alcoa pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Freeport-McMoRan pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alcoa pays out 10.1% 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. Alcoa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 10 more articles in the media than Alcoa. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 13 mentions for Alcoa. Freeport-McMoRan's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Alcoa's score of 0.52 indicating that Freeport-McMoRan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Freeport-McMoRan	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alcoa	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Freeport-McMoRan has higher revenue and earnings than Alcoa. Alcoa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freeport-McMoRan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Freeport-McMoRan	$25.92B	3.42	$2.20B	$1.88	32.80
Alcoa	$12.83B	1.10	$1.16B	$3.95	13.53

Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alcoa has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Freeport-McMoRan beats Alcoa on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Freeport-McMoRan compare to Ero Copper?

Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 23 more articles in the media than Ero Copper. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 0 mentions for Ero Copper. Freeport-McMoRan's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Ero Copper's score of 0.50 indicating that Freeport-McMoRan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ero Copper	Positive
Freeport-McMoRan	Positive

Ero Copper currently has a consensus price target of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.22%. Freeport-McMoRan has a consensus price target of $68.27, suggesting a potential upside of 10.70%. Given Ero Copper's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Freeport-McMoRan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Freeport-McMoRan	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96

Ero Copper has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ero Copper has a net margin of 31.63% compared to Freeport-McMoRan's net margin of 10.34%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 27.33% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ero Copper	31.63%	27.33%	13.47%
Freeport-McMoRan	10.34%	9.88%	5.26%

Freeport-McMoRan has higher revenue and earnings than Ero Copper. Ero 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ero Copper	$785.80M	3.45	$263.72M	$2.81	9.25
Freeport-McMoRan	$25.92B	3.42	$2.20B	$1.88	32.80

Summary

Freeport-McMoRan beats Ero Copper on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Freeport-McMoRan compare to HudBay Minerals?

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) and HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 3 more articles in the media than HudBay Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 20 mentions for HudBay Minerals. Freeport-McMoRan's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat HudBay Minerals' score of 0.35 indicating that Freeport-McMoRan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Freeport-McMoRan	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HudBay Minerals	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Freeport-McMoRan presently has a consensus target price of $68.27, indicating a potential upside of 10.70%. HudBay Minerals has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.44%. Given HudBay Minerals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HudBay Minerals is more favorable than Freeport-McMoRan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freeport-McMoRan	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96
HudBay Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Freeport-McMoRan has higher revenue and earnings than HudBay Minerals. HudBay Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freeport-McMoRan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Freeport-McMoRan	$25.92B	3.42	$2.20B	$1.88	32.80
HudBay Minerals	$2.21B	4.25	$568.50M	$1.66	14.26

Freeport-McMoRan pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. HudBay Minerals pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Freeport-McMoRan pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HudBay Minerals pays out 1.8% 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.

HudBay Minerals has a net margin of 27.75% compared to Freeport-McMoRan's net margin of 10.34%. HudBay Minerals' return on equity of 10.04% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freeport-McMoRan	10.34%	9.88%	5.26%
HudBay Minerals	27.75%	10.04%	5.36%

Summary

Freeport-McMoRan beats HudBay Minerals on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Freeport-McMoRan compare to ArcelorMittal?

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) and ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Freeport-McMoRan pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Freeport-McMoRan pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcelorMittal pays out 13.4% 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. ArcelorMittal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the broader market.

Freeport-McMoRan presently has a consensus price target of $68.27, indicating a potential upside of 10.70%. ArcelorMittal has a consensus price target of $61.07, indicating a potential upside of 2.27%. Given Freeport-McMoRan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Freeport-McMoRan is more favorable than ArcelorMittal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freeport-McMoRan	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96
ArcelorMittal	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 21 more articles in the media than ArcelorMittal. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 2 mentions for ArcelorMittal. Freeport-McMoRan's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat ArcelorMittal's score of 0.68 indicating that Freeport-McMoRan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Freeport-McMoRan	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ArcelorMittal	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Freeport-McMoRan has a net margin of 10.34% compared to ArcelorMittal's net margin of 4.71%. Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity of 9.88% beat ArcelorMittal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freeport-McMoRan	10.34%	9.88%	5.26%
ArcelorMittal	4.71%	4.77%	2.75%

ArcelorMittal has higher revenue and earnings than Freeport-McMoRan. ArcelorMittal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freeport-McMoRan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Freeport-McMoRan	$25.92B	3.42	$2.20B	$1.88	32.80
ArcelorMittal	$61.35B	0.75	$3.15B	$3.81	15.67

Summary

Freeport-McMoRan beats ArcelorMittal on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Freeport-McMoRan	MINING Industry	Materials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$88.65B	$19.77B	$4.55B	$23.41B
Dividend Yield	0.48%	1.24%	5.03%	4.08%
P/E Ratio	32.80	14.34	22.62	31.73
Price / Sales	3.42	14.87	5,428.14	20.03
Price / Cash	18.64	20.01	24.12	18.60
Price / Book	2.87	7.53	8.77	4.78
Net Income	$2.20B	$718.29M	$157.33M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-10.88%	-8.98%	-3.12%	1.42%
1 Month Performance	-6.14%	-11.15%	-7.74%	0.76%
1 Year Performance	40.69%	123.05%	47.85%	25.45%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
FCX Freeport-McMoRan	4.7481 of 5 stars	$61.67 -1.3%	$68.27 +10.7%	+42.1%	$88.65B	$25.92B	32.80	29,000	Positive News Dividend Announcement Options Volume
LIN Linde	4.3575 of 5 stars	$515.73 +0.7%	$543.27 +5.3%	+12.1%	$238.45B	$33.99B	34.25	65,177	Positive News
AA Alcoa	4.565 of 5 stars	$52.32 -5.0%	$68.50 +30.9%	+89.8%	$13.81B	$12.66B	13.25	14,900
ERO Ero Copper	4.2663 of 5 stars	$26.39 -4.9%	$31.50 +19.4%	+58.4%	$2.75B	$923.93M	9.39	3,547
HBM HudBay Minerals	4.8176 of 5 stars	$22.93 -9.6%	$27.33 +19.2%	+120.6%	$9.11B	$2.37B	13.81	3,072	News Coverage Analyst Revision

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Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Competitors

FCX vs. LIN, AA, ERO, HBM, and MT

How does Freeport-McMoRan compare to Linde?

Is LIN or FCX more profitable?

Is LIN or FCX a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LIN or FCX?

Which has more risk & volatility, LIN or FCX?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LIN or FCX?

Do analysts recommend LIN or FCX?

Does the media refer more to LIN or FCX?

Summary

How does Freeport-McMoRan compare to Alcoa?

Do analysts rate FCX or AA?

Is FCX or AA more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FCX or AA?

Is FCX or AA a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor FCX or AA?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FCX or AA?

Which has more volatility and risk, FCX or AA?

Summary

How does Freeport-McMoRan compare to Ero Copper?

Does the media favor ERO or FCX?

Do analysts prefer ERO or FCX?

Which has more volatility and risk, ERO or FCX?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ERO or FCX?

Is ERO or FCX more profitable?

Which has better earnings & valuation, ERO or FCX?

Summary

How does Freeport-McMoRan compare to HudBay Minerals?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FCX or HBM?

Which has more risk & volatility, FCX or HBM?

Does the media refer more to FCX or HBM?

Do analysts prefer FCX or HBM?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FCX or HBM?

Is FCX or HBM a better dividend stock?

Is FCX or HBM more profitable?

Summary

How does Freeport-McMoRan compare to ArcelorMittal?

Is FCX or MT a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, FCX or MT?

Do analysts prefer FCX or MT?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FCX or MT?

Does the media refer more to FCX or MT?

Is FCX or MT more profitable?

Which has better valuation & earnings, FCX or MT?

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