Southern Copper (SCCO) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, 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 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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 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	$2.43B	1.00	$336.80M	$1.16	22.37
Southern Copper	$11.89B	7.38	$3.38B	$4.57	23.87

Does the media refer more to CENX or SCCO?

In the previous week, Century Aluminum had 8 more articles in the media than Southern Copper. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Century Aluminum and 16 mentions for Southern Copper. Southern Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Century Aluminum's score of 1.05 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Southern Copper	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CENX or SCCO?

Century Aluminum currently has a consensus price target of $25.67, suggesting a potential downside of 1.09%. Southern Copper has a consensus price target of $93.60, suggesting a potential downside of 14.21%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Southern Copper	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57

Summary

Southern Copper beats Century Aluminum on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.