Southern Copper (SCCO) Competitors $129.84 -3.43 (-2.58%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$129.75 -0.09 (-0.07%) As of 10/17/2025 07:45 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SCCO vs. CENX, AA, ERO, FCX, HBM, MT, TECK, TGB, MTRN, and GSMShould you be buying Southern Copper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southern Copper include Century Aluminum (CENX), Alcoa (AA), Ero Copper (ERO), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), HudBay Minerals (HBM), ArcelorMittal (MT), Teck Resources (TECK), Taseko Mines (TGB), Materion (MTRN), and Ferroglobe (GSM). Southern Copper vs. Its Competitors Century Aluminum Alcoa Ero Copper Freeport-McMoRan HudBay Minerals ArcelorMittal Teck Resources Taseko Mines Materion Ferroglobe 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 institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends. Which has stronger earnings & 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentury Aluminum$2.22B1.36$336.80M$1.1627.98Southern Copper$11.43B9.13$3.38B$4.5728.41 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 Aluminum4.94% 18.02% 6.21% Southern Copper 30.37%38.08%18.88% Which has more volatility & risk, CENX or SCCO? Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.52, suggesting that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern Copper has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CENX or SCCO? In the previous week, Southern Copper had 11 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Southern Copper and 2 mentions for Century Aluminum. Southern Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Century Aluminum's score of 1.11 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Southern Copper 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CENX or SCCO? Century Aluminum presently has a consensus price target of $28.50, suggesting a potential downside of 12.20%. Southern Copper has a consensus price target of $110.78, suggesting a potential downside of 14.68%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17Southern Copper 3 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.92 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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. 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Southern Copper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummarySouthern Copper beats Century Aluminum on 10 of the 17 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SCCO 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 CopperMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$104.38B$15.53B$3.78B$21.84BDividend Yield2.47%2.05%5.05%3.62%P/E Ratio28.4123.13156.9532.43Price / Sales9.1321.8223,957.7060.32Price / Cash24.1522.0026.4924.21Price / Book11.044.457.184.59Net Income$3.38B$386.02M$148.99M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.87%0.53%45.47%1.31%1 Month Performance20.97%30.87%53.97%-1.47%1 Year Performance15.00%78.02%75.23%9.54% Southern Copper Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCCOSouthern Copper2.6335 of 5 stars$129.84-2.6%$110.78-14.7%+15.9%$104.38B$11.43B28.4116,133Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCENXCentury Aluminum3.5531 of 5 stars$29.14-2.4%$25.67-11.9%+91.5%$2.79B$2.22B25.122,971Gap UpAAAlcoa4.207 of 5 stars$33.79-2.1%$42.27+25.1%-10.7%$8.93B$11.90B8.8213,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastEROEro Copper2.5649 of 5 stars$21.67+1.1%$19.00-12.3%+13.6%$2.22B$470.26M17.153,374Analyst DowngradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionFCXFreeport-McMoRan4.7939 of 5 stars$40.35+1.7%$46.74+15.8%-14.1%$56.96B$25.46B30.5728,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHBMHudBay Minerals4.0469 of 5 stars$15.66-0.5%N/A+78.0%$6.23B$2.02B21.452,803Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionMTArcelorMittal3.64 of 5 stars$38.95+1.4%$33.45-14.1%+61.1%$31.47B$62.44B12.02125,416Gap UpTECKTeck Resources4.8809 of 5 stars$43.06-0.4%$56.88+32.1%-14.1%$20.77B$6.48B113.327,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionTGBTaseko Mines3.0923 of 5 stars$4.11-1.2%$5.00+21.7%+63.3%$1.30B$578.65M-137.00696News CoverageMTRNMaterion3.4457 of 5 stars$125.85+1.1%$117.00-7.0%+20.3%$2.58B$1.68B157.313,037Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionGSMFerroglobe2.2862 of 5 stars$5.04flatN/A+6.8%$940.59M$1.64B-8.843,283High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CENX Alternatives AA Alternatives ERO Alternatives FCX Alternatives HBM Alternatives MT Alternatives TECK Alternatives TGB Alternatives MTRN Alternatives GSM 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 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House DoorsWhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBuy alert: Move $1,000 before Tesla’s Optimus launchElon's $1,000,000,000,000 payday Elon Musk just made his biggest insider purchase of Tesla stock ever. 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