Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) Competitors $37.60 -1.52 (-3.89%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.98 +0.38 (+1.02%) As of 07/11/2025 07:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SQM vs. CCJ, TECK, SUM, MP, KNF, HBM, NXE, NGD, LEU, and TMCShould you be buying Sociedad Quimica y Minera stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sociedad Quimica y Minera include Cameco (CCJ), Teck Resources (TECK), Summit Materials (SUM), MP Materials (MP), Knife River (KNF), HudBay Minerals (HBM), NexGen Energy (NXE), New Gold (NGD), Centrus Energy (LEU), and TMC the metals (TMC). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Sociedad Quimica y Minera vs. Its Competitors Cameco Teck Resources Summit Materials MP Materials Knife River HudBay Minerals NexGen Energy New Gold Centrus Energy TMC the metals Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) and Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and media sentiment. Does the media prefer CCJ or SQM? In the previous week, Cameco had 15 more articles in the media than Sociedad Quimica y Minera. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Cameco and 5 mentions for Sociedad Quimica y Minera. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Sociedad Quimica y Minera's score of 0.93 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cameco 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sociedad Quimica y Minera 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in CCJ or SQM? 70.2% of Cameco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.4% of Sociedad Quimica y Minera shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, CCJ or SQM? Cameco has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CCJ or SQM 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 Cameco7.50% 4.47% 2.98% Sociedad Quimica y Minera 13.45%11.71%5.35% Do analysts prefer CCJ or SQM? Cameco currently has a consensus price target of $80.65, suggesting a potential upside of 11.00%. Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a consensus price target of $41.14, suggesting a potential upside of 9.42%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Cameco is more favorable than Sociedad Quimica y Minera.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cameco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.23Sociedad Quimica y Minera 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Which has higher earnings and valuation, CCJ or SQM? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCameco$2.29B13.82$125.42M$0.40181.65Sociedad Quimica y Minera$4.53B2.37$685.12M$2.1117.82 SummaryCameco beats Sociedad Quimica y Minera on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sociedad Quimica y Minera News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SQM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SQM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SQM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSociedad Quimica y MineraCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.17B$15.92B$3.30B$20.74BDividend YieldN/A1.94%5.14%3.71%P/E Ratio17.8218.2292.7527.84Price / Sales2.373.1731,167,046,552,241,600.0042.36Price / Cash16.1213.5623.8722.63Price / Book2.073.186.064.57Net Income$685.12M$421.06M$147.90M$989.30M7 Day Performance1.42%-0.60%2.28%0.20%1 Month Performance12.78%4.95%6.55%3.95%1 Year Performance-12.21%8.89%26.87%10.27% Sociedad Quimica y Minera Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SQMSociedad Quimica y Minera1.181 of 5 stars$37.60-3.9%$41.14+9.4%-11.7%$11.17B$4.53B17.828,344CCJCameco3.8334 of 5 stars$74.32+1.4%$80.65+8.5%+35.4%$32.35B$2.29B185.802,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeTECKTeck Resources4.9349 of 5 stars$40.47-0.1%$64.63+59.7%-22.7%$19.67B$6.48B69.787,200Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionSUMSummit Materials0.2065 of 5 stars$52.54+0.2%$50.82-3.3%+38.2%$9.23B$2.62B64.074,800News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMPMP Materials1.8103 of 5 stars$33.21+0.9%$27.44-17.4%+202.5%$5.43B$203.85M-51.09490Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastKNFKnife River3.3533 of 5 stars$81.54-1.5%$117.17+43.7%+3.5%$4.62B$2.90B25.724,761News CoveragePositive NewsHBMHudBay Minerals2.9559 of 5 stars$10.61+0.5%$14.00+32.0%+14.1%$4.19B$2.02B27.922,803Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionNXENexGen Energy0.1997 of 5 stars$6.97+2.5%N/A-12.1%$3.98BN/A-43.5660Positive NewsOptions VolumeNGDNew Gold2.0656 of 5 stars$4.95+4.2%$4.13-16.5%+95.8%$3.92B$941.50M38.081,570Positive NewsLEUCentrus Energy2.3003 of 5 stars$183.18+8.6%$165.63-9.6%+347.4%$3.12B$471.40M41.54280Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTMCTMC the metals1.3575 of 5 stars$6.60-3.1%$6.75+2.3%+359.4%$2.39BN/A-28.6930News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CCJ Competitors TECK Competitors SUM Competitors MP Competitors KNF Competitors HBM Competitors NXE Competitors NGD Competitors LEU Competitors TMC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SQM) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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