Southern Copper (SCCO) Competitors

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) and Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer SCCO or CENX?

Southern Copper presently has a consensus target price of $91.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.74%. Century Aluminum has a consensus target price of $24.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.63%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Southern Copper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Southern Copper	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SCCO or CENX?

7.9% of Southern Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Southern Copper shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SCCO or CENX more profitable?

Southern Copper has a net margin of 30.37% compared to Century Aluminum's net margin of 4.94%. Southern Copper's return on equity of 38.08% beat Century Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Southern Copper	30.37%	38.08%	18.88%
Century Aluminum	4.94%	18.02%	6.21%

Does the media refer more to SCCO or CENX?

In the previous week, Southern Copper had 6 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Southern Copper and 9 mentions for Century Aluminum. Southern Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Century Aluminum's score of 1.41 indicating that Southern Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Southern Copper	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Century Aluminum	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SCCO or CENX?

Southern Copper has higher revenue and earnings than Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southern Copper, 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
Southern Copper	$11.43B	6.79	$3.38B	$4.57	21.12
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	0.94	$336.80M	$1.16	19.22

Which has more risk and volatility, SCCO or CENX?

Southern Copper has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.53, indicating that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Southern Copper beats Century Aluminum on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.