SCCO vs. FCX, MTRN, CMP, SXC, GSM, CDE, ERO, LIN, BHP, and SHW
Should you be buying Southern Copper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southern Copper include Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Materion (MTRN), Compass Minerals International (CMP), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Ferroglobe (GSM), Coeur Mining (CDE), Ero Copper (ERO), Linde (LIN), BHP Group (BHP), and Sherwin-Williams (SHW).
Southern Copper vs. Its Competitors
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) and Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Southern Copper has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 17 more articles in the media than Southern Copper. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 20 mentions for Southern Copper. Freeport-McMoRan's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Southern Copper's score of 0.53 indicating that Freeport-McMoRan is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Freeport-McMoRan pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Southern Copper pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Freeport-McMoRan pays out 24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southern Copper pays out 61.3% 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.
Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern Copper has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Southern Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Freeport-McMoRan 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 will outperform the market over the long term.
Southern Copper has a net margin of 30.00% compared to Freeport-McMoRan's net margin of 7.11%. Southern Copper's return on equity of 39.39% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.
Freeport-McMoRan currently has a consensus target price of $48.27, indicating a potential upside of 9.38%. Southern Copper has a consensus target price of $92.50, indicating a potential downside of 8.92%. Given Freeport-McMoRan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Freeport-McMoRan is more favorable than Southern Copper.
Summary
Freeport-McMoRan beats Southern Copper on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SCCO) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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