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Southern Copper Corporation

SCCO · NYSE

Symbol: SCCO
Type: Stock
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Metal Mining
Exchange: NYSE

Southern Copper Corp is an integrated producer of copper and other minerals and operates the mining, smelting, and refining facilities in Peru and Mexico. Its production includes copper, molybdenum, zinc, and silver. The company operates through the following segments: Peruvian operations, Mexican open-pit operations, and Mexican underground mining operations. Southern Copper generates the majority of its revenue from the sale of copper and the rest from the sale of non-copper products, such as molybdenum, silver, zinc, lead, and gold. Its geographical segments are The Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Key Issues

Bullish view

The July 28 earnings-call signal pointed to robust growth, while fiscal 2025 revenue and net income increased materially from 2024. The strong weekly rally suggests investors are willing to capitalize that operating momentum.

Bearish view

The $195.16 share price is well above the reported consensus mean target of $160, while nine analysts collectively rate the stock Underperform. That gap implies the market may already discount much of the expected growth.

Analyst Consensus

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Underperform

9 analysts

$202

Current

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Low

$160

Average

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High

Average target implies -20.61% versus the current price.

Earnings History

BeatMissNo estimate

Peers

$201.53+$1.210.61%

Feb 12, 2026 – Aug 7, 2026

$200.24-$1.290.64%

· Vol 48.66K

: $199.06
: $166.95B
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: 1.57M

About Southern Copper Corporation

Southern Copper is a copper-focused mining and metals producer, with copper operations providing the economic core of its business and by-product metals contributing additional revenue. The supplied evidence does not quantify the contribution of individual segments or identify customer concentrations; its customers are therefore best characterized as industrial and metals-market buyers. Southern Copper reported $13.4 billion of fiscal 2025 revenue and $4.3 billion of net income, up from $11.4 billion and $3.4 billion, respectively, in fiscal 2024. Its current scale is that of a multibillion-dollar publicly traded mining company whose earnings are closely tied to copper production, realized prices, costs, and project execution.

Notable Price Movement

Aug 3-7$199.068.95%
Southern Copper rose $16.20, or 9.05%, from $178.96 to $195.16 over the supplied week. The path was volatile: it fell to $175.47 on July 29, rebounded to $185.00 on July 30, slipped to $182.71 on July 31, then advanced on both August 3 and August 4, including a $9.25 gain on the final day. The supplied evidence does not identify company-specific news driving the move. The Zacks comparison article mentions SCCO but provides no catalyst, while the other article concerns Coeur Mining. No broader market or commodity-price context is provided, so the weekly advance cannot be attributed further.