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Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE: SCCO) closed the day trading at $117.0 down -0.81% from the previous closing price of $117.96. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.23 million shares were traded. SCCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $118.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $116.93.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of SCCO, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 23.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.44. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.51 and its Current Ratio is at 5.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.75 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.74.
On July 01, 2025, UBS Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $105.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 12 ’25 when PALOMINO BONILLA LUIS MIGUEL sold 200 shares for $105.44 per share. The transaction valued at 21,088 led to the insider holds 1,913 shares of the business.
PALOMINO BONILLA LUIS MIGUEL sold 214 shares of SCCO for $21,614 on Sep 03 ’25. The Director now owns 2,113 shares after completing the transaction at $101.00 per share. On Aug 08 ’25, another insider, PALOMINO BONILLA LUIS MIGUEL, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 414 shares for $100.00 each. As a result, the insider received 41,400 and left with 2,327 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SCCO now has a Market Capitalization of 95026110464 and an Enterprise Value of 98533310464. As of this moment, Southern’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.71. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.288 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.569.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SCCO is 1.00, which has changed by 0.03699255 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SCCO has reached a high of $121.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $73.37. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 16.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 24.12%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, SCCO traded about 1.59M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, SCCO traded about 2221760 shares per day. A total of 812.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 74.89M. Insiders hold about 90.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 8.76% stake in the company. Shares short for SCCO as of 1757894400 were 8475691 with a Short Ratio of 5.34, compared to 1755216000 on 8530595. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8475691 and a Short% of Float of 8.9499995.
Dividends & Splits
SCCO’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.81, up from 2.622 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022227874. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.17. . The current Payout Ratio is 47.87% for SCCO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-08-15 when the company split stock in a 101:100 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 6.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.11, with high estimates of $1.15 and low estimates of $0.99.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.84 and $4.38 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.63. EPS for the following year is $4.57, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $5.74 and $3.91.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $3.05B in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.26B to a low estimate of $2.92B. As of . The current estimate, Southern Copper Corporation’s year-ago sales were $2.93BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.04B. There is a high estimate of $3.13B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.97B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SCCO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.8B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.04B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.29B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.43BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.87B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.78B and the low estimate is $10.75B.
