SQM vs. VALE, CCJ, TECK, MP, HBM, LEU, NGD, NXE, KNF, and AUGO
Should you be buying Sociedad Quimica y Minera stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sociedad Quimica y Minera include Vale (VALE), Cameco (CCJ), Teck Resources (TECK), MP Materials (MP), HudBay Minerals (HBM), Centrus Energy (LEU), New Gold (NGD), NexGen Energy (NXE), Knife River (KNF), and Aura Minerals (AUGO). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.
Sociedad Quimica y Minera vs. Its Competitors
Vale (NYSE:VALE) and Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Vale has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
21.9% of Vale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.4% of Sociedad Quimica y Minera shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Vale had 8 more articles in the media than Sociedad Quimica y Minera. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Vale and 6 mentions for Sociedad Quimica y Minera. Vale's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Sociedad Quimica y Minera's score of 0.34 indicating that Vale is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Vale presently has a consensus target price of $12.03, suggesting a potential upside of 6.70%. Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a consensus target price of $45.79, suggesting a potential upside of 5.48%. Given Vale's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Vale is more favorable than Sociedad Quimica y Minera.
Vale has a net margin of 14.23% compared to Sociedad Quimica y Minera's net margin of 11.29%. Vale's return on equity of 18.14% beat Sociedad Quimica y Minera's return on equity.
Vale has higher revenue and earnings than Sociedad Quimica y Minera. Vale is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sociedad Quimica y Minera, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Vale beats Sociedad Quimica y Minera on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:SQM) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
