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 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	1.36	$336.80M	$1.16	27.98
Southern Copper	$11.43B	9.13	$3.38B	$4.57	28.41

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 Aluminum	4.94%	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)	3.17
Southern 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.

Summary

Southern Copper beats Century Aluminum on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.