How to buy Southern Copper Corporation stock (SCCO)

Southern Copper Corporation is a copper business based in the US. Southern Copper Corporation shares (SCCO) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $93.01 – a decrease of 6.99% over the previous week. Southern Copper Corporation employs 15,810 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $10.9 billion.

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Southern Copper Corporation stock price (NYSE: SCCO)

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Southern Copper Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$93.01
52-week range	$74.56 - $126.72
50-day moving average more info button	$106.60
200-day moving average more info button	$106.96
Wall St. target price	$101.77
PE ratio more info button	24.2715
Dividend yield more info button	$2.37 (3.01%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$3.83

Is it a good time to buy Southern Copper Corporation stock?

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Southern Copper Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $91.98 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-8.02%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-8.64%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-11.20%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-15.64%

1 year (2023-12-21)	7.05%
2 years (2022-12-21)	62.70%
3 years (2021-12-21)	80.33%
5 years (2019-12-20)	174.49%

Is Southern Copper Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Southern Copper Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Southern Copper Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Southern Copper Corporation's P/E ratio

Southern Copper Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 24x. In other words, Southern Copper Corporation shares trade at around 24x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Southern Copper Corporation's PEG ratio

Southern Copper Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.2. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Southern Copper Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Southern Copper Corporation's EBITDA

Southern Copper Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $6 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Southern Copper Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Southern Copper Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$10.9 billion
Operating margin TTM	49.48%
Gross profit TTM	$5.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	18.08%
Return on equity TTM	36.19%
Profit margin	27.67%
Book value	$11.11
Market Capitalization more info button	$73.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Southern Copper Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 56.08% of net profits

Recently Southern Copper Corporation has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Southern Copper Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Southern Copper Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $2.37 per share.

Southern Copper Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Southern Copper Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 20 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 5 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Southern Copper Corporation's shares ever split?

Southern Copper Corporation's shares were split on a 1006:1000 basis on 5 November 2024 . So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1006 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Southern Copper Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 0.6% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Southern Copper Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Southern Copper Corporation's share price.

Southern Copper Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Southern Copper Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $74.5597 up to $126.7225. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Southern Copper Corporation's is 1.188. This would suggest that Southern Copper Corporation's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Southern Copper Corporation overview

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.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Southern Copper Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 88.991% of Southern Copper Corporation shares are held by insiders and 9.167% by institutions. How many people work for Southern Copper Corporation?
Latest data suggests 15,810 work at Southern Copper Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Southern Copper Corporation?
Southern Copper Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Southern Copper Corporation based?
Southern Copper Corporation's address is: 7310 North 16th St, Phoenix, AZ, United States, 85020 What is Southern Copper Corporation's ISIN number?
Southern Copper Corporation's international securities identification number is: US84265V1052 What is Southern Copper Corporation's CUSIP number?
Southern Copper Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 84265V105