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In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Southern Copper Corporation’s stock price such as:

• Southern Copper Corporation’s current stock price and volume
• Why Southern Copper Corporation’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for SCCO from analysts
• SCCO’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO)

Before we jump into Southern Copper Corporation’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

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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Southern Copper Corporation’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Southern Copper Corporation’s stock price was $182.710.

Southern Copper Corporation is down 1.24% from its previous closing price of $185.000.

During the last market session, Southern Copper Corporation’s stock traded between $178.710 and $184.640. Currently, there are approximately 829.92 million shares outstanding for Southern Copper Corporation.

Southern Copper Corporation’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 31.0, which is high compared to the Metals & Mining industry median of 13.7. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Southern Copper Corporation Stock Price History

Southern Copper Corporation’s (SCCO) price is currently up 4.85% so far this month.

During the month of July, Southern Copper Corporation’s stock price has reached a high of $196.430 and a low of $161.290.

Over the last year, Southern Copper Corporation has hit prices as high as $221.668 and as low as $87.527. Year to date, Southern Copper Corporation’s stock is up 29.72%.

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What Caused Southern Copper Corporation Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Southern Copper Corporation’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Southern Copper Corporation’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Southern Copper Corporation’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Southern Copper Corporation’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Southern Copper Corporation

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, Southern Copper Corporation has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 13.89%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 87 and is considered to be Very Strong.

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Southern Copper Corporation Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Southern Copper Corporation’s stock price is $182.710, which is down 1.24% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Southern Copper Corporation stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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