Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Competitors

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) and Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FCX or CENX?

80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FCX or CENX more profitable?

Freeport-McMoRan has a net margin of 7.11% compared to Century Aluminum's net margin of 5.17%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 19.06% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freeport-McMoRan	7.11%	7.03%	3.68%
Century Aluminum	5.17%	19.06%	6.43%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FCX or CENX?

Freeport-McMoRan has higher revenue and earnings than Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum 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	$25.46B	2.62	$1.89B	$1.21	38.32
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	0.87	$336.80M	$1.18	17.55

Does the media favor FCX or CENX?

In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 55 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 5 mentions for Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Freeport-McMoRan's score of 0.84 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Freeport-McMoRan	28 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Aluminum	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer FCX or CENX?

Freeport-McMoRan presently has a consensus price target of $51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.98%. Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.50%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Freeport-McMoRan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freeport-McMoRan	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, FCX or CENX?

Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.55, suggesting that its share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Freeport-McMoRan beats Century Aluminum on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.