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Southern Copper NYSE:SCCO Stock Report

Last Price

US$111.82

Market Cap

US$86.4b

7D

-3.1%

1Y

48.1%

Updated

25 Apr, 2024

Data

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Southern Copper Corporation

NYSE:SCCO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$86.4b

SCCO Stock Overview

Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile.

SCCO fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends2/6

Southern Copper Corporation Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Southern Copper
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$111.82
52 Week HighUS$120.37
52 Week LowUS$64.66
Beta1.32
1 Month Change9.52%
3 Month Change34.40%
1 Year Change48.13%
3 Year Change55.28%
5 Year Change207.28%
Change since IPO4,060.74%

Recent News & Updates

Is Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Using Too Much Debt?

Apr 18
Is Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Using Too Much Debt?

Southern Copper: 2024E Update Calls For A Rating Change (Downgrade)

Mar 30

Southern Copper Corporation's (NYSE:SCCO) 30% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Mar 28
Southern Copper Corporation's (NYSE:SCCO) 30% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Recent updates

Is Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Using Too Much Debt?

Apr 18
Is Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Using Too Much Debt?

Southern Copper: 2024E Update Calls For A Rating Change (Downgrade)

Mar 30

Southern Copper Corporation's (NYSE:SCCO) 30% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Mar 28
Southern Copper Corporation's (NYSE:SCCO) 30% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Achieving High Returns On Its Capital

Mar 14
Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Achieving High Returns On Its Capital

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.80

Feb 03
Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.80

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jan 13
Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Southern Copper Is An Ideal Copper Miner, And Mr. Market Knows It

Jan 12

Pinning Down Southern Copper Corporation's (NYSE:SCCO) P/E Is Difficult Right Now

Dec 29
Pinning Down Southern Copper Corporation's (NYSE:SCCO) P/E Is Difficult Right Now

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Achieving High Returns On Its Capital

Dec 14
Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Achieving High Returns On Its Capital

Southern Copper: Valued For Copper At $4.5 Per Pound Across A Decade

Dec 04

Does Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Nov 26
Does Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Southern Copper: Global Leader Poised To Exploit Clean Energy Boom

Nov 22

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $1.00

Oct 26
Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $1.00

These 4 Measures Indicate That Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Oct 15
These 4 Measures Indicate That Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Southern Copper: A Good Copper Bet With A High Dividend

Oct 01

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Reinvesting To Multiply In Value

Sep 06
Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Reinvesting To Multiply In Value

Does This Valuation Of Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:SCCO) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Aug 16
Does This Valuation Of Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:SCCO) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Southern Copper: Added To Watchlist

Aug 03

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $1.00

Jul 29
Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $1.00

These 4 Measures Indicate That Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Jul 11
These 4 Measures Indicate That Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Southern Copper's (NYSE:SCCO) Recent Growth In Returns

Jun 05
Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Southern Copper's (NYSE:SCCO) Recent Growth In Returns

Southern Copper: The Copper Price Uncertainty Affects The Share Price

May 29

Consider Zijin Mining Instead Of Southern Copper

May 23

Here's Why Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Mar 28
Here's Why Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Are Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:SCCO) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Mar 10
Are Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:SCCO) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Returns On Capital Are A Standout For Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO)

Feb 23
Returns On Capital Are A Standout For Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO)

Southern Copper doubles quarterly dividend to $1.00, goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Feb 10

Southern Copper: Only Getting Started

Feb 01

Southern Copper Is Red Hot This Year

Jan 16

Southern Copper: Uncertainties About 2023

Dec 23

Is Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 07
Is Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Using Too Much Debt?

Are Investors Undervaluing Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:SCCO) By 27%?

Nov 22
Are Investors Undervaluing Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:SCCO) By 27%?

Southern Copper goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Nov 07

Southern Copper's (NYSE:SCCO) Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.50

Nov 07
Southern Copper's (NYSE:SCCO) Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.50

I'm A Copper Bull, Here's Why Southern Copper Could Double

Oct 24

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Reducing Its Dividend To $0.50

Oct 24
Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Reducing Its Dividend To $0.50

Southern Copper: Copper Price Slide Dims Near-Term Prospects

Oct 18

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Achieving High Returns On Its Capital

Oct 12
Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Achieving High Returns On Its Capital

Southern Copper: A Weak Copper Outlook Is Not Helping

Sep 12

Is Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:SCCO) Trading At A 39% Discount?

Aug 19
Is Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:SCCO) Trading At A 39% Discount?

Southern Copper goes ex dividend tomorrow

Aug 09

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Jul 26
Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Southern Copper: Copper Price Is Weakening

Jul 24

Investors Should Be Encouraged By Southern Copper's (NYSE:SCCO) Returns On Capital

Jul 13
Investors Should Be Encouraged By Southern Copper's (NYSE:SCCO) Returns On Capital

With EPS Growth And More, Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Makes An Interesting Case

Jun 16
With EPS Growth And More, Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Makes An Interesting Case

Long Vale, Short Southern Copper: A Pair Trade For The Current Inflationary Environment

Jun 14

Southern Copper Is An Interesting Business With A Potential 'Buy'

Jun 03

Southern Copper: A Doubtful Copper Outlook For 2022

Mar 18

We Think Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Feb 24
We Think Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Why Smart Money Is Buying Southern Copper

Feb 10

I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Passed With Ease

Jan 24
I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Passed With Ease

Southern Copper Corp. And Its Real Value

Dec 22

Southern Copper: Good Company With A Sector In Slight Decline

Dec 16

Shareholder Returns

SCCOUS Metals and MiningUS Market
7D-3.1%-1.1%1.0%
1Y48.1%19.2%21.9%

Return vs Industry: SCCO exceeded the US Metals and Mining industry which returned 19.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SCCO exceeded the US Market which returned 21.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SCCO's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SCCO volatility
SCCO Average Weekly Movement5.1%
Metals and Mining Industry Average Movement8.2%
Market Average Movement6.0%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: SCCO's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: SCCO's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
195215,810Oscar Gonzalez Rochawww.southerncoppercorp.com

Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile. The company is involved in the mining, milling, and flotation of copper ore to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates; smelting of copper concentrates to produce blister and anode copper; refining of anode copper to produce copper cathodes; production of molybdenum concentrate and sulfuric acid; production of refined silver, gold, and other materials; and mining and processing of zinc, copper, molybdenum, silver, gold, and lead. It operates the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines, and a smelter and refinery in Peru; and La Caridad, an open-pit copper mine, as well as a copper ore concentrator, a SX-EW plant, a smelter, refinery, and a rod plant in Mexico.

Southern Copper Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Southern Copper's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SCCO fundamental statistics
Market capUS$86.45b
Earnings (TTM)US$2.43b
Revenue (TTM)US$9.90b

35.6x

P/E Ratio

8.7x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SCCO income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$9.90b
Cost of RevenueUS$4.57b
Gross ProfitUS$5.32b
Other ExpensesUS$2.90b
EarningsUS$2.43b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

Apr 26, 2024

Earnings per share (EPS)3.14
Gross Margin53.80%
Net Profit Margin24.51%
Debt/Equity Ratio83.6%

How did SCCO perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.6%

Current Dividend Yield

128%

Payout Ratio
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