Southern Copper (SCCO) Competitors $89.49 -3.38 (-3.64%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SCCO vs. FCX, MTRN, SXC, GSM, CMP, BHP, RIO, VALE, MP, and BVNShould you be buying Southern Copper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southern Copper include Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Materion (MTRN), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Ferroglobe (GSM), Compass Minerals International (CMP), BHP Group (BHP), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), Vale (VALE), MP Materials (MP), and Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN). Southern Copper vs. Freeport-McMoRan Materion SunCoke Energy Ferroglobe Compass Minerals International BHP Group Rio Tinto Group Vale MP Materials Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders believe in SCCO or FCX? 7.9% of Southern Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Southern Copper shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, SCCO or FCX? Southern Copper has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend SCCO or FCX? Southern Copper presently has a consensus price target of $91.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.52%. Freeport-McMoRan has a consensus price target of $48.09, indicating a potential upside of 34.44%. Given Freeport-McMoRan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Freeport-McMoRan is more favorable than Southern Copper.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Southern Copper 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83Freeport-McMoRan 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93 Is SCCO or FCX more profitable? Southern Copper has a net margin of 29.53% compared to Freeport-McMoRan's net margin of 7.42%. Southern Copper's return on equity of 40.27% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Southern Copper29.53% 40.27% 19.12% Freeport-McMoRan 7.42%7.50%3.92% Does the media prefer SCCO or FCX? In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 15 more articles in the media than Southern Copper. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 19 mentions for Southern Copper. Southern Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Freeport-McMoRan's score of 0.95 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 10 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Freeport-McMoRan 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SCCO or FCX a better dividend stock? Southern Copper pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Freeport-McMoRan pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Southern Copper pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Freeport-McMoRan pays out 24.8% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SCCO or FCX? Freeport-McMoRan received 736 more outperform votes than Southern Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.22% of users gave Freeport-McMoRan an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave Southern Copper an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSouthern CopperOutperform Votes39555.56% Underperform Votes31644.44% Freeport-McMoRanOutperform Votes113166.22% Underperform Votes57733.78% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SCCO or FCX? Southern Copper has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Freeport-McMoRan. Southern 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSouthern Copper$11.96B5.94$3.38B$4.5719.53Freeport-McMoRan$24.86B2.07$1.89B$1.2129.56 SummaryFreeport-McMoRan beats Southern Copper on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Southern Copper News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SCCO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SCCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSouthern CopperMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$71.06B$6.69B$3.03B$18.85BDividend Yield2.97%3.64%5.18%4.04%P/E Ratio20.6611.6174.7132.55Price / Sales5.9499.1625,549,533,275,675,700.0027.74Price / Cash23.4521.4824.3217.53Price / Book9.324.435.204.45Net Income$3.38B$605.28M$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.30%2.99%1.10%1.84%1 Month Performance-5.16%2.70%3.02%-3.25%1 Year Performance-23.50%18.39%18.97%5.03% Southern Copper Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCCOSouthern Copper2.0761 of 5 stars$89.49-3.6%$91.50+2.2%-23.1%$71.25B$11.96B20.7114,700Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradePositive NewsGap DownFCXFreeport-McMoRan4.9653 of 5 stars$32.93+0.1%$48.39+47.0%-29.1%$47.32B$25.46B25.5325,600Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap DownMTRNMaterion3.7801 of 5 stars$79.86+1.4%$152.00+90.3%-31.2%$1.66B$1.68B275.383,720Upcoming EarningsSXCSunCoke Energy3.7316 of 5 stars$9.25-1.1%$13.00+40.5%-7.3%$782.98M$1.94B8.26890Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap DownGSMFerroglobe3.2434 of 5 stars$3.53+2.6%N/A-32.0%$663.23M$1.64B176.503,420Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsCMPCompass Minerals International1.0593 of 5 stars$11.44+0.5%$18.33+60.3%-0.7%$474.81M$1.08B-2.901,950Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsBHPBHP Group2.9224 of 5 stars$46.92+0.9%$53.00+13.0%-14.5%$118.98B$53.60B10.6645,300Short Interest ↑Gap DownRIORio Tinto Group4.7096 of 5 stars$58.54+0.6%$73.00+24.7%-11.8%$73.41B$53.66B9.0853,700Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownVALEVale4.4921 of 5 stars$9.12+0.1%$12.44+36.4%-23.2%$41.40B$38.06B6.3364,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownMPMP Materials1.0115 of 5 stars$23.23-11.8%$23.61+1.6%+49.8%$3.80B$203.86M-39.37490Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBVNCompañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.3.1001 of 5 stars$14.77+3.3%$16.75+13.4%-20.4%$3.75B$1.11B10.482,043 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FCX Alternatives MTRN Alternatives SXC Alternatives GSM Alternatives CMP Alternatives BHP Alternatives RIO Alternatives VALE Alternatives MP Alternatives BVN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SCCO) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashHere’s the cold truth: If your money is sitting idle in a bank account, it’s vulnerable. 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