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Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE: SCCO) closed the day trading at $90.54 down -6.33% from the previous closing price of $96.66. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.01 million shares were traded. SCCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $98.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $88.74.
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 18.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.02. 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 0.74 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 Jun 05 ’25 when PALOMINO BONILLA LUIS MIGUEL sold 400 shares for $95.00 per share. The transaction valued at 38,000 led to the insider holds 2,741 shares of the business.
PALOMINO BONILLA LUIS MIGUEL sold 100 shares of SCCO for $9,400 on Feb 13 ’25. The Director now owns 2,813 shares after completing the transaction at $94.00 per share. On Nov 19 ’24, another insider, PALOMINO BONILLA LUIS MIGUEL, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 101 shares for $103.68 each. As a result, the insider received 10,472 and left with 2,513 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 72803213312 and an Enterprise Value of 75846148096. As of this moment, Southern’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.38 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.215.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SCCO is 1.00, which has changed by -0.09643412 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16821623 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SCCO has reached a high of $118.64, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $74.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.60%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, SCCO traded about 1.39M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, SCCO traded about 1645470 shares per day. A total of 804.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 81.44M. Insiders hold about 89.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 8.93% stake in the company. Shares short for SCCO as of 1752537600 were 8124491 with a Short Ratio of 5.85, compared to 1749772800 on 8748492. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8124491 and a Short% of Float of 8.67.
Dividends & Splits
SCCO’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.63, up from 2.852 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029505482The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.18. The current Payout Ratio is 47.87% for SCCO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-05-02 when the company split stock in a 1009:1000 ratio.
