Compare · LAR vs SCCO
LAR vs SCCO
Side-by-side comparison of Lithium Argentina AG (LAR) and Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both LAR and SCCO operate in Metal Mining (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
- SCCO is the larger of the two at $158.03B, about 92.8x LAR ($1.70B).
- Over the past year, LAR is up 496.8% and SCCO is up 106.9% - LAR leads by 389.9 points.
- LAR has been more active in the news (4 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for SCCO).
- SCCO has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 2 for LAR).
- Company
- Lithium Argentina AG
- Southern Copper Corporation
- Price
- $10.38+0.24%
- $191.26-1.94%
- Market cap
- $1.70B
- $158.03B
- 1M return
- +7.84%
- +13.74%
- 1Y return
- +496.84%
- +106.89%
- Industry
- Metal Mining
- Metal Mining
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2023
- News (4w)
- 4
- 3
- Recent ratings
- 2
- 25
Southern Copper Corporation
Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile. 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 molybdenum concentrate and sulfuric acid; production of refined silver, gold, and other materials; and mining and processing of zinc and lead. It operates the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines, and a smelter and refinery in Peru; and La Caridad, an open-pit copper mine, as well as a copper ore concentrator, a SX-EW plant, a smelter, refinery, and a rod plant in Mexico. The company also operates Buenavista, an open-pit copper mine, as well as two copper concentrators and two operating SX-EW plants in Mexico. In addition, it operates five underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold; a coal mine that produces coal and coke; and a zinc refinery. The company has interests in 59,252 hectares of exploration concessions in Peru; 503,104 hectares of exploration concessions in Mexico; 229,312 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina; 27,353 hectares of exploration concessions in Chile; and 7,299 hectares of exploration concessions in Ecuador. Southern Copper Corporation was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation is a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.
Latest LAR
- Lithium Argentina Receives RIGI Approval for Cauchari-Olaroz Stage 2 Expansion
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Lithium Argentina AG
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Lithium Argentina AG
- Lithium Argentina Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
- Lithium Argentina to Release First Quarter 2026 Results on May 12, 2026
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13D/A filed by Lithium Argentina AG
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Lithium Argentina AG
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Lithium Argentina AG
- SEC Form 20-F filed by Lithium Argentina AG
- Lithium Argentina Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results
Latest SCCO
- Director Palomino Bonilla Luis Miguel sold $35,565 worth of shares (200 units at $177.82), decreasing direct ownership by 10% to 1,807 units (SEC Form 4)
- Barclays initiated coverage on Southern Copper with a new price target
- Director Palomino Bonilla Luis Miguel sold $17,820 worth of shares (100 units at $178.20), decreasing direct ownership by 5% to 2,007 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Ariztegui Andreve Vicente was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 10,670 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Arrigunaga Gomez Del Campo Javier was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 8% to 5,148 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Castillo Sanchez Mejorada Enrique was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 67% to 1,000 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Executive Officer Contreras Lerdo De Tejada Leonardo was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 67% to 1,000 units (SEC Form 4)
- CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Velasco German Larrea Mota was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.10% to 404,526 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Palomino Bonilla Luis Miguel was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 23% to 2,107 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Sacristan Carlos Ruiz was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 1% to 28,647 units (SEC Form 4)