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Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) Competitors

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$41.96 -0.65 (-1.53%)
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SQM vs. VALE, CCJ, TECK, MP, HBM, NGD, NXE, KNF, LEU, and TTAM

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), New Gold (NGD), NexGen Energy (NXE), Knife River (KNF), Centrus Energy (LEU), and Titan America (TTAM). 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

21.9% of Vale shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.4% of Sociedad Quimica y Minera shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Sociedad Quimica y Minera had 2 more articles in the media than Vale. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Sociedad Quimica y Minera and 13 mentions for Vale. Sociedad Quimica y Minera's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Vale's score of 0.69 indicating that Sociedad Quimica y Minera is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Vale
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Sociedad Quimica y Minera
8 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vale14.23% 18.14% 7.99%
Sociedad Quimica y Minera 11.29%9.09%4.17%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vale$38.06B1.27$6.17B$1.238.68
Sociedad Quimica y Minera$4.53B2.65$685.12M$1.6725.12

Vale has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Vale currently has a consensus price target of $11.71, suggesting a potential upside of 9.71%. Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a consensus price target of $45.08, suggesting a potential upside of 7.45%. Given Vale's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vale is more favorable than Sociedad Quimica y Minera.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vale
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.42
Sociedad Quimica y Minera
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

Summary

Vale beats Sociedad Quimica y Minera on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SQM vs. The Competition

MetricSociedad Quimica y MineraCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$11.98B$15.72B$3.62B$21.50B
Dividend YieldN/A1.89%5.06%3.53%
P/E Ratio25.1253.60158.9829.72
Price / Sales2.653.1016,234.8151.32
Price / Cash17.2513.2724.2424.52
Price / Book2.313.266.794.58
Net Income$685.12M$423.39M$149.32M$1.00B
7 Day Performance-8.60%-1.39%2.19%0.67%
1 Month Performance-8.31%2.43%10.30%4.65%
1 Year Performance9.68%11.35%45.02%15.97%

Sociedad Quimica y Minera Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SQM
Sociedad Quimica y Minera
3.0477 of 5 stars
$41.96
-1.5%
$45.08
+7.4%
+11.0%$11.98B$4.53B25.128,344
VALE
Vale
3.8187 of 5 stars
$10.47
+0.6%
$11.71
+11.9%
+4.0%$47.50B$38.06B8.5164,610Analyst Downgrade
Options Volume
CCJ
Cameco
4.3598 of 5 stars
$77.18
+1.8%
$83.32
+8.0%
+99.9%$33.02B$3.57B88.712,884Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
TECK
Teck Resources
4.8586 of 5 stars
$35.17
+2.5%
$56.88
+61.7%
-6.9%$16.89B$6.48B92.547,200Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MP
MP Materials
2.0484 of 5 stars
$62.67
-0.6%
$66.88
+6.7%
+356.2%$11.10B$203.85M-99.48490
HBM
HudBay Minerals
3.6739 of 5 stars
$13.22
+3.9%
N/A+95.0%$5.23B$2.02B18.102,803Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
NGD
New Gold
2.7428 of 5 stars
$6.52
+3.5%
$4.38
-32.8%
+147.3%$5.16B$1.03B50.161,570Positive News
Analyst Forecast
NXE
NexGen Energy
0.3735 of 5 stars
$7.98
+2.2%
N/A+38.9%$4.56BN/A-31.9060Positive News
Gap Up
KNF
Knife River
3.9425 of 5 stars
$79.98
-0.5%
$114.33
+43.0%
+2.5%$4.53B$2.90B29.734,761Positive News
LEU
Centrus Energy
1.8144 of 5 stars
$204.65
-0.4%
$202.09
-1.3%
+460.5%$3.73B$436.90M46.41280Positive News
TTAM
Titan America
0.887 of 5 stars
$15.62
+0.8%
$17.07
+9.3%
N/A$2.88B$1.63B0.002,742

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