Southern Copper (SCCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Southern Copper Corp. is an integrated copper producer engaged in the exploration, mining, processing, smelting and refining of copper and other minerals. Its principal products include copper cathodes, copper concentrates, molybdenum, zinc, silver and lead. The company also produces sulfuric acid and other byproducts through its metallurgical operations.

Southern Copper operates major mining and processing assets in Mexico and Peru. Its Mexican operations include the Buenavista del Cobre and La Caridad mining complexes, while its Peruvian operations include the Cuajone and Toquepala mines. The company’s vertically integrated infrastructure includes concentrators, smelters, refineries and transportation facilities that support the production and distribution of refined metals and concentrates.

The company was established in 1952 as Southern Peru Copper Corporation and later adopted the Southern Copper name following the combination of its operations with those of Minera México. Southern Copper is a subsidiary of Grupo México, a diversified Mexican company with interests in mining, transportation and infrastructure. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SCCO.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $201.69 to $211.08
• 50-Day Range: $173.12 to $219.70
• 52-Week Range: $119.25 to $223.88
• Volume: 1.27 million shs
• Average Volume: 995,547 shs
• Market Capitalization: $169.08 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.63
• Dividend Yield: 2.17%
• Price Target: $146.84
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Southern Copper Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Southern Copper scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 184th out of 234 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Southern Copper has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.73, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 7 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Southern Copper has a consensus price target of $146.84, representing about 27.5% downside from its current price of $202.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Southern Copper has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -5.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Southern Copper are expected to decrease by -5.24% in the coming year, from $7.83 to $7.42 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Southern Copper is 29.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Southern Copper is 29.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.25.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Southern Copper has a PEG Ratio of 1.81. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Southern Copper has a P/B Ratio of 14.94. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.24% of the float of Southern Copper has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Southern Copper has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.17.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Southern Copper has recently decreased by 2.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Southern Copper pays a meaningful dividend of 2.16%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Southern Copper does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Southern Copper is 64.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Southern Copper will have a dividend payout ratio of 59.30% next year. This indicates that Southern Copper will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Southern Copper has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Southern Copper this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 13 people have searched for SCCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -48% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

18 people have added Southern Copper to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Southern Copper insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $138,077.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.07% of the stock of Southern Copper is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

7.94% of the stock of Southern Copper is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Copper
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SCCO
• CIK: 1001838
• Web: www.southerncoppercorp.com
• Phone: (602) 264-1375
• Fax: 602-264-1397
• Employees: 16,617
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Southern Copper: $146.84
• High Price Target: $175.89
• Low Price Target: $105.82
• Potential Upside/Downside: -27.5%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.73
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.88
• P/E Growth: 1.81
• Net Income: $4.33 billion
• Net Margins: 35.87%
• Pretax Margin: 55.78%
• Return on Equity: 49.04%
• Return on Assets: 25.81%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.63
• Current Ratio: 5.06
• Quick Ratio: 4.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.42 billion
• Price / Sales: 12.60
• Cash Flow: $6.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 31.89
• Book Value: $13.56 per share
• Price / Book: 14.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 834,330,000
• Free Float: 833,748,000
• Market Cap: $169.08 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.14