NYSE:SQM

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Stock Forecast, Price & News

$54.23

-0.02 (-0.04 %)

(As of 10/15/2021 04:00 PM ET)

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$60.74

Volume1.61 million shs

Average Volume1.28 million shs

Market Capitalization$14.27 billion

P/E Ratio65.34

Dividend Yield1.49%

Beta0.87

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About Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA engages in the production and distribution of fertilizers, potassium nitrate, iodine, and lithium chemicals. It operates through the following segments: Specialty Plant Nutrients, Iodine and Derivatives, Lithium and Derivatives, Industrial Chemicals, Potassium, and Other Products and Services. The Specialty Plant Nutrients segment produces potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate, sodium potassium nitrate, and specialty blends. The Iodine and Derivatives segment manufactures iodine and iodine derivatives, which are used in a wide range of medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial applications. The Lithium and Derivatives segment covers lithium carbonate for electrochemical materials for batteries, frits for the ceramic and enamel industries, heat-resistant glass, air conditioning chemicals, continuous casting powder for steel extrusion, primary aluminum smelting process, pharmaceuticals, and lithium derivatives. The Industrial Chemicals segment comprises industrial chemicals including sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, and boric acid. The Potassium segment produces potassium chloride and potassium sulfate. The Other Products and Services s

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Basic Materials
Current Symbol: NYSE:SQM
Previous Symbol
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 909037
Web: www.sqm.com
Phone: (622) 425-2000
Employees: 5,507
Year Founded: 1968

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $1.82 billion
Price / Sales: 7.85
Cash Flow: $0.87 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 62.47
Book Value: $8.22 per share
Price / Book: 6.60

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.90
Net Income: $164.52 million
Net Margins: 10.87%
Return on Equity: 11.24%
Return on Assets: 5.30%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
Current Ratio: 6.47
Quick Ratio: 4.58

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio: 65.34
Forward P/E Ratio: 37.92
P/E Growth: 1.3

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 263,197,000
Market Cap: $14.27 billion
Next Earnings Date: 11/17/2021 (Estimated)
Optionable: Optionable

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1.95 out of 5 stars

Basic Materials Sector

123rd out of 225 stocks

Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels Industry

9th out of 20 stocks

2.2 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $59.67, Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a forecasted upside of 10.0% from its current price of $54.23.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

4.0 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has received 338 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has received 234 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has received 59.09% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe SQM will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe SQM will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

1.7 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile pays a meaningful dividend of 1.49%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is 90.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.50% next year. This indicates that Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

0.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 18.37% of the stock of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is held by institutions.

1.9 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile are expected to grow by 39.86% in the coming year, from $1.43 to $2.00 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is 65.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 12.04.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is 65.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 14.30.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a PEG Ratio of 1.30. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a P/B Ratio of 6.60. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM) Frequently Asked Questions

Is Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile a buy right now?: 7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SQM, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What stocks does MarketBeat like better than Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile?: Wall Street analysts have given Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile a "Hold" rating, but there may be better buying opportunities in the stock market. Some of MarketBeat's past winning trading ideas have resulted in 5-15% weekly gains. MarketBeat just released five new stock ideas, but Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile wasn't one of them. MarketBeat thinks these five companies may be even better buys.
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Are investors shorting Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile?: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,360,000 shares, a drop of 23.2% from the August 31st total of 1,770,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,220,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days.
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When is Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's next earnings date?: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 17th 2021.
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How were Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's earnings last quarter?: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE:SQM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 19th. The basic materials company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.01. The basic materials company had revenue of $588 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $543.03 million. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile had a net margin of 10.87% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.24%.
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How has Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's stock was trading at $23.94 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, SQM stock has increased by 126.5% and is now trading at $54.23.
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How often does Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile?: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile announced a dividend on Friday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.204 per share on Friday, September 3rd. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 2nd.
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Is Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile a good dividend stock?: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile pays an annual dividend of $0.81 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.49%. The dividend payout ratio of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is 90.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.50% next year. This indicates that Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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What price target have analysts set for SQM?: 7 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's stock. Their forecasts range from $45.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's share price to reach $59.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.0% from the stock's current price.
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Who are Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's key executives?: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's management team includes the following people:
Ricardo Ramos Rodríguez, Chief Executive Officer
Gerardo Andrés Illanes González, Chief Financial Officer
José Francisco Sánchez Figueroa, Risk Management & Compliance Officer
Jose Miguel Berguño C., Vice President-Operations, Nitrates & Iodine
Rodrigo Vera, Vice President-Mining Operations
What is Patricio Contesse González's approval rating as Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's CEO?: 7 employees have rated Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile CEO Patricio Contesse González on Glassdoor.com. Patricio Contesse González has an approval rating of 59% among Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's employees. This puts Patricio Contesse González in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.
Who are some of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's key competitors?: Some companies that are related to Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile include Vulcan Materials (VMC), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), Teck Resources (TECK), MDU Resources Group (MDU), Lynas Rare Earths (LYSDY), Summit Materials (SUM), Hecla Mining (HL), Compass Minerals International (CMP), Energy Fuels (UUUU), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), Largo Resources (LGO), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Centrus Energy (LEU), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) and Intrepid Potash (IPI).
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What other stocks do shareholders of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile investors own include (CGC), Albemarle (ALB), Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Energy Transfer (ET), Intel (INTC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Tesla (TSLA).
What is Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's stock symbol?: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SQM."
Who are Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's major shareholders?: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Robeco Schweiz AG (0.96%), Vancity Investment Management Ltd (0.07%), Axel Capital Management LLC (0.04%), Veriti Management LLC (0.01%), Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.01%) and Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich (0.00%).
Which major investors are selling Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile stock?: SQM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Axel Capital Management LLC, and KG&L Capital Management LLC.
Which major investors are buying Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile stock?: SQM stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Robeco Schweiz AG, Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich, Vancity Investment Management Ltd, Veriti Management LLC, and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc..
How do I buy shares of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile?: Shares of SQM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's stock price today?: One share of SQM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $54.23.
How much money does Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile make?: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a market capitalization of $14.27 billion and generates $1.82 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $164.52 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.90 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile have?: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile employs 5,507 workers across the globe.
When was Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile founded?: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile was founded in 1968.
What is Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's official website?: The official website for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is www.sqm.com.
Where are Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's headquarters?: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is headquartered at EL TROVADOR 4285 6TH FLOOR, SANTIAGO F3, .
How can I contact Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile?: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's mailing address is EL TROVADOR 4285 6TH FLOOR, SANTIAGO F3, . The basic materials company can be reached via phone at (622) 425-2000 or via email at [email protected].

This page was last updated on 10/16/2021 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Community Sentiment

1.7 Dividend Strength

0.0 Company Ownership

1.9 Earnings and Valuation

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM) Frequently Asked Questions

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When is Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's next earnings date?

How were Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's earnings last quarter?

How has Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

How often does Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile?

Is Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile a good dividend stock?

What price target have analysts set for SQM?

Who are Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's key executives?

What is Patricio Contesse González's approval rating as Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's CEO?

Who are some of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's key competitors?

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