Is Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) a Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Southern Copper Corporation
NYSE:SCCO
$182.38 USD
$7.85 (4.5%)
- Volume
- 967.37K
- Average Volume
- 1.36M
- Market Capitalization
- $152.16B
- P/E Ratio
- 30.35
- Dividend Yield
- 2.03%
- Price Target
- $159.00
- Year High
- $221.67
- Year Low
- $85.61
- Day High
- —
- Day Low
- —
- Payout Ratio
- $0.55
- Current Ratio
- $4.38
Industry, Sector & symbol
| Stock Exchange | NYSE |
| CEO | Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada |
| Industry | Copper |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Current Symbol | SCCO |
| CUSIP | 84265V105 |
| CIK | 0001001838 |
| Web | https://www.southerncoppercorp.com |
| Phone | 602 264 1375 |
| Currency | USD |
| Employees | 16617 |
| Country | US |
Liquidity
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 0.63 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.55 |
| Current Ratio | 4.38 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.89 |
| Cash Ratio | 2.47 |
Sales & Book Value
| Annual Sales | $13.42B |
| Price / Sales | 10.46 |
| Cash Flow | 5.20 |
| Price / Cash Flow | 35.59 |
| Price / Book | 12.71 |
Price Target and Rating
| Average Stock Price Forecast | $159.00 |
| High Stock Price Forecast | $178.00 |
| Low Stock Price Forecast | $140.00 |
| Forecast Upside/Downside | 14.70% |
| Consensus Rating | Neutral |
| Rating Score(0-5) | 3 |
| Research Coverage | 29 Analysts |
Profitability
| EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $5.24 |
| Trailing P/E Ratio | 30.35 |
| PEG Ratio | 0.95 |
| P/E Growth | 0.95 |
| Net Income | $4.33B |
| Net Margin | 34.16% |
| Pretax Margin | 53.24% |
| Return on Equity | 45.96% |
| Return on Assets | 22.67% |
Financials Score
| AltmanZ Score | 11.26 |
| Piotroski Score | 7.00 |
| Working Capital | 6.72B |
| Total Assets | 21.93B |
| Ebit | 8.05B |
| Market Cap | 145.62B |
| Total Liabilities | 10.07B |
Poll Results
About Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:SCCO) Stock
Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Mexico, the United States, Peru, Brazil, Chile, and Other American countries. 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 copper-molybdenum concentrates and sulfuric acid; production of refined silver, gold, and other materials; and mining and processing of copper, molybdenum, zinc, silver, gold and lead. It operates the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines, smelter, and refinery in Peru; La Caridad, an open-pit copper mine, as well as copper ore concentrator; and SX-EW ... plant, a smelter, refinery, and rod plant in Mexico. The company also operates Buenavista, an open-pit copper mine, as well as copper concentrators and operating SX-EW plants in Mexico. In addition, it operates underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold; coal mine; and zinc refinery. The company has interests in 164,805 hectares and 505,788 hectares of concessions in Peru and Mexico; and 98,634 hectares and 28,453 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina and Chile. Southern Copper Corporation was formerly known as Southern Peru Copper Corp. and changed its name to Southern Copper Corporation in July 1996. The company was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the current Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) stock price?
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Southern Copper Corporation(NYSE:SCCO) stock price is $182.38 in the last trading session. During the trading session, SCCO stock reached the peak price of $221.67326 while $85.60648 was the lowest point it dropped to. The percentage change in SCCO stock occurred in the recent session was 4.5% while the dollar amount for the price change in SCCO stock was $7.85.
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SCCO's industry and sector of operation?
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The NYSE listed SCCO is part of Copper industry that operates in the broader Basic Materials sector.
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Who are the executives of SCCO?
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Victor Pedraglio | Manager of Financial Planning & Investor Relations
Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada | CEO & Non-Independent Director
Andres Carlos Ferrero Ghislieri | General Counsel
Julian Jorge Lazalde Psihas | Secretary
Patricio Ovejas Simon | Executive Vice President -
How many employees does SCCO have?
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Number of SCCO employees currently stands at 16617. SCCO operates from 7310 North 16th St, Phoenix, AZ 85020, US.
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Link for SCCO official website?
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Official Website of SCCO is: https://www.southerncoppercorp.com
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How do I contact SCCO?
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SCCO could be contacted at phone #602 264 1375 and can also be accessed through its website. SCCO operates from 7310 North 16th St, Phoenix, AZ 85020, US.
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How many shares of SCCO are traded daily?
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The average number of SCCO shares traded daily for last 3 months was 1.36M.
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What is the market cap of SCCO currently?
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The market value of SCCO currently stands at $152.16B with its latest stock price at $182.38