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After finishing at $92.87 in the prior trading day, Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE: SCCO) closed at $89.52, down -3.61%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.92 million shares were traded. SCCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $89.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $87.11.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SCCO by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.26. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.22 and its Current Ratio is at 3.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.82 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.77.
On December 12, 2024, Morgan Stanley Upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Underweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $106.30 to $102.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Underweight to Neutral on December 02, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $92.50.
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 Feb 13 ’25 when PALOMINO BONILLA LUIS MIGUEL sold 100 shares for $94.00 per share. The transaction valued at 9,400 led to the insider holds 2,813 shares of the business.
PALOMINO BONILLA LUIS MIGUEL sold 101 shares of SCCO for $10,472 on Nov 19 ’24. The Director now owns 2,513 shares after completing the transaction at $103.68 per share. On Sep 26 ’24, another insider, PALOMINO BONILLA LUIS MIGUEL, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 100 shares for $119.50 each. As a result, the insider received 11,950 and left with 2,214 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 71274299392 and an Enterprise Value of 74894327808. As of this moment, Southern’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.264 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.035.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SCCO is 1.04, which has changed by -0.1843074 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09969199 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SCCO has reached a high of $127.34, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $74.84. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.48%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.58M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1324386 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 796.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 87.65M. Insiders hold about 88.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 8.70% stake in the company. Shares short for SCCO as of 1744675200 were 7379208 with a Short Ratio of 4.67, compared to 1741910400 on 6926916. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7379208 and a Short% of Float of 7.95.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SCCO’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.99, compared to 2.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0214278The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.25. The current Payout Ratio is 47.87% for SCCO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1746144000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-05-02 when the company split stock in a 1.0099:1 ratio.
