Compare · NEXA vs SCCO
NEXA vs SCCO
Side-by-side comparison of Nexa Resources S.A. (NEXA) and Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both NEXA and SCCO operate in Metal Mining (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
- SCCO is the larger of the two at $142.88B, about 82.7x NEXA ($1.73B).
- Over the past year, NEXA is up 152.4% and SCCO is up 79.1% - NEXA leads by 73.3 points.
- SCCO has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for NEXA).
- SCCO has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 12 for NEXA).
- Company
- Nexa Resources S.A.
- Southern Copper Corporation
- Price
- $12.52-4.28%
- $173.60+0.36%
- Market cap
- $1.73B
- $142.88B
- 1M return
- -9.99%
- -3.33%
- 1Y return
- +152.42%
- +79.12%
- Industry
- Metal Mining
- Metal Mining
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2017
- News (4w)
- 3
- 5
- Recent ratings
- 12
- 25
Nexa Resources S.A.
Nexa Resources S.A., through its subsidiaries, engages in the zinc mining and smelting business. It also produces zinc, silver, gold, copper, cement, sulfuric acid, lead, agricultural lime, and copper sulfate deposits. The company owns and operates five underground polymetallic mines, including three located in the Central Andes of Peru; and two located in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It also develops the Aripuanã project located in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The company also exports its products. The company was formerly known as VM Holding S.A. and changed its name to Nexa Resources S.A. in September 2017. The company was founded in 1956 and is based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Nexa Resources S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Votorantim S.A.
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 NEXA
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Nexa Resources S.A.
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Aita Vanessa
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Nexa Resources S.A.
- Nexa Provides Update on Cajamarquilla Operation
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Nexa Resources S.A.
- Nexa Reports 1Q26 Net Income of US$118 Million; Aripuana Sets New Quarterly Zinc Production Record
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Nexa Resources S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Nexa Resources S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Nexa Resources S.A.
- Nexa Resources Publishes 2025 Sustainability Report
Latest SCCO
- Director Palomino Bonilla Luis Miguel sold $724 worth of shares (4 units at $181.00), decreasing direct ownership by 0.23% to 1,703 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Palomino Bonilla Luis Miguel sold $20,000 worth of shares (100 units at $200.00), decreasing direct ownership by 6% to 1,707 units (SEC Form 4)
- 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)