Arbor Capital Management Inc. ADV Sells 3,325 Shares of Southern Copper Corporation $SCCO

Arbor Capital Management Inc. ADV lowered its holdings in shares of Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:SCCO) by 16.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 16,766 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 3,325 shares during the period. Southern Copper comprises 1.7% of Arbor Capital Management Inc. ADV’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Arbor Capital Management Inc. ADV’s holdings in Southern Copper were worth $2,073,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in SCCO. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. increased its stake in Southern Copper by 65.1% in the third quarter. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. now owns 213 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the period. Tobam acquired a new stake in Southern Copper during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Southern Copper in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Southern Copper by 30.4% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 360 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Southern Copper by 65.1% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 383 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.94% of the company’s stock.

Southern Copper News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Southern Copper this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat — Southern Copper reported a powerful Q4: revenue ~+$3.9B (+39% YoY), diluted EPS ~$1.56 (+63%), wider gross and operating margins, and net income up ~65%. Management also reported higher cash (~$4.3B) and increased capex, showing strong cash generation and reinvestment capability. Southern Copper Q4 financials (Quiver)
• Positive Sentiment: Favorable copper market and project pipeline — Structural copper demand (electrification, AI/data centers) and supply constraints support higher copper prices long term. Southern Copper’s large reserve base and progress on the Tía María project (under construction) improve its growth optionality and income profile. Copper scarcity and SCCO outlook (MarketBeat)
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call details — The recent call/transcript provides management commentary confirming record profits and explaining operational drivers; useful for modeling margins and near-term cash flow but contains mixed operational signals. Earnings call transcript (Seeking Alpha)
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings-call summary coverage — Roundups emphasize “profits soar” while noting production trends; they reiterate the beat but leave details on multi-year volume trajectory for investors to parse. Earnings call highlights (TipRanks)
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance / output risk — Management flagged lower output in 2027–28, which could pressure future volumes and revenue growth even if prices stay elevated; this near‑term production decline is a key risk priced in by traders. Q4 beat; lower output guidance (MSN)
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed analyst stance and insider activity — Recent analyst notes remain mixed-to-negative (several sell/underweight calls and price targets well below the current price), and disclosure of insider sales could weigh on sentiment if sustained. These items can cap near-term upside despite the earnings beat. Analyst ratings & insider notes (Quiver)

Southern Copper Stock Performance

Shares of Southern Copper stock opened at $198.27 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $153.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $127.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 3.91 and a current ratio of 4.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $161.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.57, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.06. Southern Copper Corporation has a 52 week low of $74.84 and a 52 week high of $201.45.

Shares of Southern Copper are going to split on the morning of Tuesday, February 10th. The 1.0085-1 split was recently announced. The newly minted shares will be payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, February 9th.

Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) last posted its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The basic materials company reported $1.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $3.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.05 billion. Southern Copper had a return on equity of 38.74% and a net margin of 30.98%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Southern Copper Corporation will post 4.66 EPS for the current year.

Southern Copper Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be paid a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 10th. This is a boost from Southern Copper’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Southern Copper’s payout ratio is currently 75.47%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on SCCO shares. UBS Group set a $148.00 target price on shares of Southern Copper and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. HSBC reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $118.00 target price (up from $105.00) on shares of Southern Copper in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Zacks Research cut shares of Southern Copper from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “underperform” rating on shares of Southern Copper in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “sell” rating on shares of Southern Copper in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and seven have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $134.65.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Southern Copper news, Director Bonilla Luis Miguel Palomino sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.00, for a total value of $55,600.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 1,265 shares in the company, valued at approximately $175,835. This trade represents a 24.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 948 shares of company stock valued at $131,130 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.07% of the company’s stock.

Southern Copper Profile

Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE: SCCO) is a large, integrated copper producer whose operations span the full value chain from exploration and mining to smelting, refining and the sale of copper and other metal products. The company produces a range of copper products including copper concentrate and refined cathodes, and recovers valuable byproducts such as molybdenum, silver and zinc. Southern Copper concentrates on high-volume, long-life assets designed to support steady production and processing capabilities.

Southern Copper’s operations are concentrated in Peru and Mexico, where it owns and operates multiple large-scale mining and processing facilities.