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Southern Copper (SCCO)

$175.20

+$2.72 (+1.6%)

Market Cap: $142.48B

About Southern Copper

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. The company also operates Buenavista, an open-pit copper mine, as well as two copper concentrators and two operating SX-EW plants in Mexico. In addition, it operates underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold; a coal mine; and a zinc refinery. The company has interests in 156,818 hectares and 502,688 hectares of concessions in Peru and Mexico; and 168,200 hectares and 28,453 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina and Chile. Southern Copper Corporation was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation is a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.

Southern Copper Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Southern Copper Co.:

• The current stock price is around $181, reflecting a strong performance in the market.
• Southern Copper Co. has recently increased its quarterly dividend to $1.10, which indicates a commitment to returning value to shareholders.
• The company has a solid financial position with a current ratio of 4.38, suggesting it can easily cover its short-term liabilities.
• Analysts have shown optimism, with several upgrades in ratings, including a "strong-buy" recommendation from Zacks Research.
• With a market cap of $142.26 billion, Southern Copper Co. is a significant player in the copper industry, which may provide stability and growth potential.

Southern Copper Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Southern Copper Co. for these reasons:

• The stock has received mixed ratings from analysts, with several "sell" recommendations indicating potential concerns about future performance.
• Southern Copper Co. has a relatively high P/E ratio of 28.47, which may suggest that the stock is overvalued compared to its earnings.
• The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, which, while manageable, indicates that it does carry some debt that could impact financial flexibility.
• Market volatility is reflected in the stock's beta of 1.11, suggesting that it may be more volatile than the overall market.
• Despite recent growth, the consensus price target from analysts is lower than the current stock price, indicating potential downside risk.

Recent News

• Southern Copper Shareholders Endorse Governance and Board Slate (tipranks.com)
• Southern Copper (SCCO) Stock Gets A Lift From Higher Metals Prices And Calmer Politics (finance.yahoo.com)
• Analysts Conflicted on These Materials Names: LyondellBasell (LYB) and Southern Copper (SCCO) (theglobeandmail.com)
• Great Southern Copper expands scale of Viuda Negra gold-silver-copper discovery in Chile (tipranks.com)