Southern Copper (SCCO) Competitors

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

Is CENX or SCCO more profitable?

Southern Copper has a net margin of 30.00% compared to Century Aluminum's net margin of 5.17%. Southern Copper's return on equity of 39.39% beat Century Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Aluminum	5.17%	19.06%	6.43%
Southern Copper	30.00%	39.39%	19.21%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CENX or SCCO?

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
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	0.85	$336.80M	$1.18	17.22
Southern Copper	$11.43B	6.72	$3.38B	$4.57	21.11

Which has more risk and volatility, CENX or SCCO?

Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.55, suggesting that its stock price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern Copper has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CENX or SCCO?

Century Aluminum presently has a consensus target price of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 19.75%. Southern Copper has a consensus target price of $91.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.65%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Southern Copper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Southern Copper	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CENX or SCCO?

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

Does the media refer more to CENX or SCCO?

In the previous week, Southern Copper had 3 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Southern Copper and 9 mentions for Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Southern Copper's score of 0.24 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Aluminum	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Southern Copper	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Southern Copper beats Century Aluminum on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.