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Southern Copper (SCCO): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Sell0 Buy0 Hold4 Sell
Ratings of 4 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 4 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $167, the highest $180, the lowest $154. The average is −16.7% from the last price of $201.
Analyst ratings 12
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo Angele★★★★★★★★★★#3117 · hits 51% · avg +6.4% | J.P. Morgan | $142 → $154+8.8% | Sell | −23.2% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 05:00 | +0.5% | ↗ |
| Myles Allsop★★★★★★★★★★#436 · hits 69% · avg +21.9% | UBS | $160 → $180+12.5% | Sell | −10.2% | Assigned | 08.10.26on TipRanks 08:05 | −0.5%next day +4.7% · 5 days +1.8% | ↗ |
| Carlos De Alba★★★★★★★★★★#697 · hits 57% · avg +16.1% | Morgan Stanley | $156 → $170+8.9% | Sell | −15.2% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 10:55 | −1.6%next day −0.5% · 5 days +1.0% | ↗ |
| Timna Tanners★★★★★★★★★★#3057 · hits 55% · avg +4.1% | Wells Fargo | $172 → $190+10.5% | Hold | −5.2% | Assigned | 06.10.26on TipRanks 06:10 | −1.1%next day −1.6% · 5 days +1.7% | ↗ |
| AI xAi CopperxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $259 → $255−1.5% | Buy | +27.2% | Reiterated | 29.08.26on TipRanks Aug 28 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek CopperDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $255 → $251−1.6% | Buy | +25.2% | Reiterated | 29.08.26on TipRanks Aug 28 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI CopperOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $252 → $248−1.6% | Buy | +23.7% | Reiterated | 29.08.26on TipRanks Aug 28 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic CopperAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $242 → $238−1.7% | Buy | +18.7% | Reiterated | 29.08.26on TipRanks Aug 28 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google CopperGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $256 → $252−1.6% | Buy | +25.7% | Reiterated | 29.08.26on TipRanks Aug 28 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity CopperPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $257 → $253−1.6% | Buy | +26.2% | Reiterated | 29.08.26on TipRanks Aug 28 23:05 | — | |
| Unknown Analyst | Jefferies | $250 → $275+10.0% | Buy | +37.2% | Reiterated | 27.08.26on TipRanks Aug 28 23:05 | +0.5%next day −2.8% · 5 days −8.0% | ↗ |
| Tingshuai Feng | CICC | $179 | Hold | −11.0% | Downgrade | 26.07.26on TipRanks Jul 27 14:07 | 0.0%next day −0.4% · 5 days +1.2% | ↗ |
| Richard Garchitorena★★★★★★★★★★#2557 · hits 59% · avg +9.1% | Barclays | $158 → $164+3.7% | Sell | −18.2% | Reiterated | 23.07.26on TipRanks Jul 25 21:02 | −5.5%next day −1.7% · 5 days +1.1% | ↗ |
| Alfonso Salazar★★★★★★★★★★#5306 · hits 60% · avg +2.9% | Scotiabank | $138 | Sell | −31.0% | Reiterated | 22.07.26on TipRanks Jul 25 21:02 | +4.1%next day −5.5% · 5 days −7.8% | ↗ |
| Caio Ribeiro★★★★★★★★★★#9021 · hits 39% · avg −0.2% | Bank of America Securities | $158 → $171+8.0% | Sell | −14.6% | Downgrade | 26.02.26on TipRanks 05:16 | +0.8%next day +1.7% · 5 days −9.9% | ↗ |
| Alexander Hacking★★★★★★★★★★#479 · hits 67% · avg +19.1% | Citi | $147 → $1470.0% | Sell | −26.5% | Reiterated | 03.02.26on TipRanks 21:55 | −8.6%next day −2.1% · 5 days +6.0% | ↗ |
| Marcio Farid★★★★★★★★★★#1428 · hits 54% · avg +25.9% | Goldman Sachs | $125 → $140+11.6% | Sell | −30.3% | Reiterated | 15.01.26on TipRanks Jan 14 06:50 | +3.9%next day +1.2% · 5 days −1.9% | ↗ |
| Daniel Sasson★★★★★★★★★★#3422 · hits 67% · avg +23.5% | Itau Unibanco | $122 | Sell | −39.1% | Downgrade | 22.12.25on TipRanks 18:30 | +0.1%next day −0.3% · 5 days −2.2% | ↗ |
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Best analysts covering Southern Copper
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 06.10.26: target $176 at a price of $205 (−14.5%); now: $181 at $201 (−9.6%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sell | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 27.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $1.95 (from $1.80 to $2.10). Last quarter: $1.99.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $4.5B (from $4.2B to $4.8B). Last quarter: $4.3B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Basicmaterials
About Southern Copper
- CEO: Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada
- Employees: 16,617
- 7310 North 16th St, Phoenix, AZ, 85020, US
- www.southerncoppercorp.com
Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Mexico, the United States, Peru, Brazil, Chile, and Other American countries. 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 copper-molybdenum concentrates and sulfuric acid; production of refined silver, gold, and other materials; and mining and processing of copper, molybdenum, zinc, silver, gold and lead. It operates the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines, smelter, and refinery in Peru; La Caridad, an open-pit copper mine, as well as copper ore concentrator; and SX-EW plant, a smelter, refinery, and rod plant in Mexico. The company also operates Buenavista, an open-pit copper mine, as well as copper concentrators and operating SX-EW plants in Mexico. In addition, it operates underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold; coal mine; and zinc refinery. The company has interests in 164,805 hectares and 505,788 hectares of concessions in Peru and Mexico; and 98,634 hectares and 28,453 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina and Chile. Southern Copper Corporation was formerly known as Southern Peru Copper Corp. and changed its name to Southern Copper Corporation in July 1996. The company was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.
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