Is Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, Southern Copper Corporation [SCCO] stock is trading at $149.52, up 0.94%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The SCCO shares have gain 5.09% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 15.80%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Southern Copper Corporation [NYSE: SCCO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 23, 2025, when Itau BBA downgraded its rating to a Underperform. Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on October 08, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $132. On October 08, 2025, Wells Fargo initiated with an Equal Weight rating and assigned a price target of $121 on the stock. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Underweight but stick to its price target of $99 on July 15, 2025. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $105 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 01, 2025. Itau BBA upgraded its rating to Market Perform for this stock on June 11, 2025. In a note dated March 13, 2025, UBS upgraded a Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $120.

For the past year, the stock price of Southern Copper Corporation fluctuated between $73.37 and $149.75. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $135.5 within the next 12 months. Southern Copper Corporation [NYSE: SCCO] shares were valued at $149.52 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -9.38% based on the average SCCO price forecast.

Analyzing the SCCO fundamentals

According to Southern Copper Corporation [NYSE:SCCO], the company’s sales were 12.33B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 15.23% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.53% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.5%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.49%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.31%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.19, Equity is 0.39 and Total Capital is 0.33. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.71.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 148.40 points at the first support level, and at 147.27 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 151.42, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 153.31.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Southern Copper Corporation [NYSE:SCCO] has a current ratio of 4.52. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 3.91 and the Cash Ratio stands at 2.33. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 9.93, the price to book ratio is 11.72 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 32.15.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved PALOMINO BONILLA LUIS MIGUEL, Director, that happened on Dec 03 ’25 when 400.0 shares were sold. Director, Luis Miguel Palomino Bonilla completed a deal on Dec 03 ’25 to buy 400.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director PALOMINO BONILLA LUIS MIGUEL sold 148.0 shares on Nov 10 ’25.

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