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Bell Copper vs Southern Copper: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Bell Copper (BCU) and Southern Copper (SCCO) compare, as of Sep 12, 2026.

As of Sep 12, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Bell Copper as the less overvalued of the two: Bell Copper trades at C$0.06 versus a fair value of C$0.05 (-20%), while Southern Copper trades at $193 versus $85.17 (-56%).
Bell Copper
BCU.V · CAD · Materials
-20%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceC$0.06
Fair ValueC$0.05
Quality49/100
Southern Copper
SCCO · USD · Materials
-56%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$193
Fair Value$85.17
Quality72/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Bell CopperSouthern Copper
Valuation
P/E (TTM)30.8×
P/S (TTM)10.07×
0.86×P/B13.28×
EV/EBITDA16.8×
PEG5.41×
−20.0%Fair value upside−56.0%
Dividend yield1.7%
Dividend per share$3.30
Profitability
0%Operating margin58%
EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.34×
-9%Return on equity46%
-4%Return on assets24%
Growth
0%Revenue growth (YoY)36%
Avg. growth/yr (3Y)10.1%
Avg. growth/yr (5Y)10.9%
Value creation/yr+22.3%
Balance & size
Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)19.0×
Debt / equity0.61×
$8MMarket cap$147B
mixedGrowth qualityhealthy

Southern Copper leads: 2 to 3 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Bell Copperof which business quality 53 · market factors 20 Southern Copperof which business quality 70 · market factors 64
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
0
81
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
41
76
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
100
75
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
50
82
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
79
55
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
0
34
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
29
69
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
27
90
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
58
35

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyBell CopperPrice C$0.06Southern CopperPrice $193
DCF Models-33%below the priceC$0.04-53%below the price$90.60
Earnings-Basedn/a-72%below the price$54.55
Dividend Discountn/a-73%below the price$52.41
Multiplesn/a-67%below the price$64.01
Asset-Based-33%below the priceC$0.04-95%below the price$8.86
Growth DCF-33%below the priceC$0.04-69%below the price$60.29
Economic Profitn/a-70%below the price$57.08
Growth Earningsn/a-59%below the price$79.36
Minimum-33%below the priceC$0.04-95%below the price$8.86
Maximum-33%below the priceC$0.04-53%below the price$90.60
Median-33%below the priceC$0.04-70%below the price$58.69
Geometric mean-33%below the priceC$0.04-74%below the price$50.17

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Bell Copper: 3 of 3 models see the stock below the current price.

Southern Copper: 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Bell Copper
Bear C$0.04Fair Value C$0.05Bull C$0.06
C$0.06 = current price (white tick)
Southern Copper
Bear $49.56Fair Value $85.17Bull $110
$193 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Bell Copper · Materials

Quality score49 · below median
Fair value upside-20% · above median

Southern Copper · Materials

Quality score72 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-56% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 12, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Bell Copper as the less overvalued of the two: Bell Copper trades at C$0.06 versus a fair value of C$0.05 (-20%), while Southern Copper trades at $193 versus $85.17 (-56%).

Southern Copper has the higher quality score (72/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.