Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, copper giant Southern Copper
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Southern Copper's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Southern Copper facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Phoenix (1952) |
| Market Cap | $25.9 billion |
| Industry | Copper |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $6.8 billion |
| Management | CEO Oscar Rocha (since 2004) CFO Genaro Mercado (since 2008) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 41.5% |
| Cash/Debt | $1.4 billion / $2.8 billion |
| Competitors |
Codelco
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Rio Tinto |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 4,363 members who have rated Southern Copper believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
A few months ago, one of those Fools, All-Star Schmacko, summed up the Southern Copper bull case for our community:
This stock has been beaten down greatly and I think with copper prices rising again this is a good way to play that trend. The company also averages about a 6-8% annual dividend yield at this price level.
I think the current regime in Peru has also shown that they aren't going to crack down on miners as hard as many people feared which is also a big plus.
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