Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) Stock Analysis
Temp Headwind edge
Basic Materials · Copper
Wait for pullback to $157.25. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $169.84. Engine's entry $157.25 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Commodity: copper; Concentration risk — Geographic: Peru and Mexico.
Southern Copper is an integrated copper producer with mining, smelting, and refining operations solely in Peru (Toquepala, Cuajone) and Mexico (La Caridad, Buenavista, IMMSA underground mines), producing copper, molybdenum, zinc, silver, and gold. Revenue is derived primarily... Read more
Wait for pullback to $157.25. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $169.84. Engine's entry $157.25 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Commodity: copper; Concentration risk — Geographic: Peru and Mexico. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Growth is cheap relative to earnings, but the chart hasn't confirmed yet (PEG 0.38, quality 8.7/10, growth 10.0/10). Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/6 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 88d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCommoditycopper10-K Item 1A: 'Over the last three years, approximately 75.9% of our revenues were generated from the sale of copper; 10.9% from molybdenum; 5.7% from silver; and 3.6% from zinc'
- HIGHGeographicPeru and Mexico10-K Item 1: 'All of our mining, smelting and refining facilities are located in Peru and Mexico, and we conduct exploration activities in those countries and in Argentina and Chile'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-17Item 5.02HIGHCEO Oscar Gonzalez Rocha passed away unexpectedly on April 13, 2026. Board appointed Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada as interim CEO effective April 16, 2026. No permanent successor named; Mr. Contreras will continue as a Board member.SEC filing →
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1 floor-breaker·2 ceiling hits
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Wait for pullback to $157.25. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $169.84. Engine's entry $157.25 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Commodity: copper; Concentration risk — Geographic: Peru and Mexico. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Growth is cheap relative to earnings, but the chart hasn't confirmed yet (PEG 0.38, quality 8.7/10, growth 10.0/10). Target $194.95 (+14.8%), stop $142.67 (−19.0%), Setup A.R:R 2.8:1. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $194.95 (+19.9% upside). Target $194.95 (+14.8%), stop $142.67 (−19.0%), Setup A.R:R 2.8:1. Stop-loss: $142.67.
Concentration risk — Commodity: copper; Concentration risk — Geographic: Peru and Mexico; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Southern Copper Corporation trades at a P/E of 28.3 (forward 25.1). TrendMatrix value score: 5.0/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
16 analysts cover SCCO with a consensus score of 2.4/5. Average price target: $164.
What does Southern Copper Corporation do?Southern Copper is an integrated copper producer with mining, smelting, and refining operations solely in Peru...
Southern Copper is an integrated copper producer with mining, smelting, and refining operations solely in Peru (Toquepala, Cuajone) and Mexico (La Caridad, Buenavista, IMMSA underground mines), producing copper, molybdenum, zinc, silver, and gold. Revenue is derived primarily from copper (~75.9% of revenues over the last 3 years), sold under annual or longer-term contracts; molybdenum 10.9%, silver 5.7%, zinc 3.6%. Grupo Mexico owns 88.9% of capital stock through Americas Mining Corporation.