Southern Copper (SCCO) Competitors $105.67 -0.42 (-0.40%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$105.67 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:58 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 CMPShould 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 Compass Minerals International (CMP). Southern Copper vs. Its Competitors Century Aluminum Alcoa Ero Copper Freeport-McMoRan HudBay Minerals ArcelorMittal Teck Resources Taseko Mines Materion Compass Minerals International Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) and Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings. Is SCCO or CENX more profitable? Southern Copper has a net margin of 30.00% compared to Century Aluminum's net margin of 5.17%. Southern Copper's return on equity of 39.39% beat Century Aluminum's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Southern Copper30.00% 39.39% 19.21% Century Aluminum 5.17%19.06%6.43% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SCCO or CENX? 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 RatioSouthern Copper$11.43B7.36$3.38B$4.5723.12Century Aluminum$2.22B0.80$336.80M$1.1816.17 Which has more volatility & risk, SCCO or CENX? Southern Copper has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.55, indicating that its share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SCCO or CENX? 7.9% of Southern Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Southern Copper shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Century Aluminum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer SCCO or CENX? In the previous week, Southern Copper had 11 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Southern Copper and 4 mentions for Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Southern Copper's score of 0.49 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Southern Copper 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Century Aluminum 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer SCCO or CENX? Southern Copper presently has a consensus price target of $91.60, indicating a potential downside of 13.32%. Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 27.57%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Southern Copper.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Southern Copper 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.71Century Aluminum 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummarySouthern Copper beats Century Aluminum on 9 of the 16 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. Email Address 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$84.28B$14.21B$3.29B$20.73BDividend Yield2.64%2.33%5.15%3.72%P/E Ratio23.1232.1691.9428.06Price / Sales7.3611.2227,226,089,426,177,000.0038.45Price / Cash19.6915.3823.9218.22Price / Book8.992.785.894.61Net Income$3.38B$418.31M$147.76M$983.39M7 Day Performance3.18%7.55%2.38%2.79%1 Month Performance10.48%13.51%4.65%4.37%1 Year Performance-9.49%8.34%24.88%15.08% Southern Copper Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCCOSouthern Copper1.5369 of 5 stars$105.67-0.4%$91.60-13.3%-9.5%$84.28B$11.43B23.1216,133News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeCENXCentury Aluminum3.989 of 5 stars$18.02-0.2%$24.33+35.0%-5.4%$1.68B$2.22B15.272,971News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeAAAlcoa3.9388 of 5 stars$29.57+3.9%$42.33+43.2%-26.5%$7.66B$11.90B8.9113,900News CoverageEROEro Copper4.1397 of 5 stars$16.91+0.8%$26.33+55.7%-26.2%$1.75B$470.26M99.483,374Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpFCXFreeport-McMoRan4.68 of 5 stars$43.39-1.1%$48.27+11.3%-11.0%$62.35B$25.46B35.8625,600Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHBMHudBay Minerals4.2619 of 5 stars$10.61+0.5%$14.00+32.0%+10.3%$4.19B$2.02B27.922,803Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionMTArcelorMittal4.0156 of 5 stars$31.60+1.1%$32.95+4.3%+40.4%$25.89B$62.44B20.65157,900TECKTeck Resources4.8952 of 5 stars$40.47-0.1%$64.63+59.7%-18.0%$19.67B$6.48B69.7812,100News CoverageTGBTaseko Mines1.0996 of 5 stars$3.15+3.3%N/A+22.7%$995.10M$600.30M-105.00696Positive NewsMTRNMaterion2.981 of 5 stars$79.59-1.4%N/A-19.4%$1.66B$1.68B159.183,037News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeCMPCompass Minerals International0.6656 of 5 stars$20.12+0.4%$19.00-5.6%+123.3%$834.98M$1.12B-5.651,894 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CENX Alternatives AA Alternatives ERO Alternatives FCX Alternatives HBM Alternatives MT Alternatives TECK Alternatives TGB Alternatives MTRN Alternatives CMP 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 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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