Southern Copper Corporation SCCO

Oil prices have been climbing again as worries about Middle East supply keep building, and that keeps the focus on how the world powers data centers, vehicles and grids. High and uncertain energy costs push governments and companies to lean harder into electrification, which quietly leans on copper. That is where the strongest, low cost copper producers come in. This piece highlights three of the most resilient options from that group. The three copper producers in this piece are a useful...

Southern Copper has delivered a powerful multi‑year run, and the scale of that rise now puts the focus squarely on what investors are paying for its earnings. With the share price near recent highs, the key issue for you is whether the current P/E and profit profile justify this kind of move. Over the past 5 years the stock has returned about 378.5%, which makes the link between today’s valuation and the company’s earnings power especially important. The business is heavily tied to copper...

In recent weeks, Southern Copper Corporation, a major copper producer in Peru and Mexico, has attracted increased investor attention following upward revisions to analyst earnings estimates for the current quarter and fiscal year. These estimate changes, paired with the company’s Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), highlight how shifting expectations around its profitability are influencing how the business is being viewed today. We’ll now examine how these upgraded earnings expectations might influence...

London Metal Exchange three-month copper touched an intraday all-time high of $14,694 per tonne on September 8, 2026, surpassing the previous record of $14,527.50 set in January. The metal has come a long way in eight months, and the reason is not a demand surprise. Chile, the world's dominant producer, reported its weakest second-quarter output in at least 19 years and has now cut its full-year production forecast for a second consecutive quarter, projecting a 2.6% annual decline. Morgan Stanle

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) stock fell 6.6% on Thursday to close at $71.21, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.6%. Copper sold off on surging yields and on reports that the White House has yet to decide on copper tariffs, raising concern the plan could be dropped over worries about higher manufacturing costs. That doubt lands on the part of Freeport that management says a tariff would help: its US business.