Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) Competitors

Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM) and Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SQM or CCJ?

12.4% of Sociedad Quimica y Minera shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SQM or CCJ?

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SQM or CCJ?

Sociedad Quimica y Minera presently has a consensus target price of $42.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.72%. Cameco has a consensus target price of $82.65, indicating a potential upside of 13.27%. Given Sociedad Quimica y Minera's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sociedad Quimica y Minera is more favorable than Cameco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sociedad Quimica y Minera	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Cameco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Is SQM or CCJ more profitable?

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a net margin of 13.45% compared to Cameco's net margin of 7.50%. Sociedad Quimica y Minera's return on equity of 11.71% beat Cameco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sociedad Quimica y Minera	13.45%	11.71%	5.35%
Cameco	7.50%	4.47%	2.98%

Does the media prefer SQM or CCJ?

In the previous week, Cameco had 36 more articles in the media than Sociedad Quimica y Minera. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Cameco and 9 mentions for Sociedad Quimica y Minera. Sociedad Quimica y Minera's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Cameco's score of 1.03 indicating that Sociedad Quimica y Minera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sociedad Quimica y Minera	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cameco	25 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SQM or CCJ a better dividend stock?

Sociedad Quimica y Minera pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Cameco pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Sociedad Quimica y Minera pays out 6.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cameco pays out 30.0% 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. Cameco has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Sociedad Quimica y Minera is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SQM or CCJ?

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has higher revenue and earnings than Cameco. Sociedad Quimica y Minera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cameco, 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
Sociedad Quimica y Minera	$4.48B	2.28	$685.12M	$2.11	16.97
Cameco	$2.29B	13.88	$125.42M	$0.40	182.43

Summary

Sociedad Quimica y Minera beats Cameco on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.