Southern Copper (SCCO) Competitors

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 Copper	30.00%	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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Southern Copper	$11.43B	7.36	$3.38B	$4.57	23.12
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	0.80	$336.80M	$1.18	16.17

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)	1.71
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Southern Copper beats Century Aluminum on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.