Southern Copper (SCCO) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer CENX or SCCO?

Century Aluminum currently has a consensus target price of $25.67, indicating a potential downside of 11.92%. Southern Copper has a consensus target price of $102.83, indicating a potential downside of 21.08%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Southern Copper	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.89

Does the media refer more to CENX or SCCO?

In the previous week, Century Aluminum and Century Aluminum both had 11 articles in the media. Southern Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Century Aluminum's score of 0.60 indicating that Southern Copper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Aluminum	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Southern Copper	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CENX or SCCO?

61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Southern Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Southern Copper shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CENX or SCCO?

Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.52, indicating that its stock price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern Copper has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CENX or SCCO 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
Century Aluminum	4.94%	18.02%	6.21%
Southern Copper	30.37%	38.08%	18.88%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	1.23	$336.80M	$1.16	25.12
Southern Copper	$11.43B	9.16	$3.38B	$4.57	28.51

Summary

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