Brokers Set Expectations for Southern Copper FY2026 Earnings

Southern Copper Co. (NYSE:SCCO) – Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Southern Copper in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst A. Salazar expects that the basic materials company will earn $4.81 per share for the year. Scotiabank has a “Sector Underperform” rating and a $52.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Southern Copper’s current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Southern Copper from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $106.30 to $102.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Southern Copper from $99.44 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Southern Copper from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $92.50 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $94.81.

Southern Copper Stock Performance

Shares of SCCO stock opened at $95.51 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $99.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $104.75. The stock has a market cap of $75.03 billion, a PE ratio of 24.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a current ratio of 2.77, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Southern Copper has a 12 month low of $77.14 and a 12 month high of $129.79.

Institutional Trading of Southern Copper

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its position in Southern Copper by 172.0% during the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 223 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. bought a new stake in shares of Southern Copper during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Southern Copper by 169.2% during the 3rd quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 288 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Southern Copper in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Southern Copper in the third quarter worth approximately $47,000. 7.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Southern Copper Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a — dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 21st. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 6th were given a dividend of $0.62 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.1%. Southern Copper’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 72.16%.

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.