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 better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Vale pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Sociedad Quimica y Minera pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Vale pays out 59.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sociedad Quimica y Minera pays out 8.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
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.
In the previous week, Vale had 8 more articles in the media than Sociedad Quimica y Minera. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Vale and 5 mentions for Sociedad Quimica y Minera. Sociedad Quimica y Minera's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Vale's score of 0.65 indicating that Sociedad Quimica y Minera is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Vale presently has a consensus target price of $11.71, indicating a potential upside of 8.18%. Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a consensus target price of $45.08, indicating a potential upside of 3.86%. Given Vale's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vale is more favorable than Sociedad Quimica y Minera.
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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Vale beats Sociedad Quimica y Minera on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SQM) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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