Southern Copper (SCCO) just climbed to a top Zacks Rank of 1, with consensus earnings estimates rising about 7% this past quarter, and that upgrade is reshaping how investors are sizing up the stock.

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That stronger earnings story is landing on top of powerful momentum, with Southern Copper’s share price now at $140.4 and supported by a roughly 57.9% year to date share price return. Its five year total shareholder return above 200% shows the longer term trend has been firmly in investors’ favor.

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Yet with the stock trading above many analyst targets and its value score looking stretched, investors have to ask: Is Southern Copper still a buyable compounder, or is the market already pricing in years of growth ahead?

Most Popular Narrative: 18.7% Overvalued

With Southern Copper last closing at $140.4 against a narrative fair value of $118.29, the story hinges on future copper tightness and margin gains.

The analysts have a consensus price target of $95.247 for Southern Copper based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of $128.7, and the most bearish reporting a price target of $66.63.

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Curious how relatively modest revenue growth, rising margins and a premium future earnings multiple can still point to downside from here? The full narrative joins those dots.

Result: Fair Value of $118.29 (OVERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what’s behind the forecasts.

However, a sharper than expected downturn in global growth or renewed project disruptions, particularly at Tia Maria, could quickly undermine the bullish earnings path.

Find out about the key risks to this Southern Copper narrative.

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Companies discussed in this article include SCCO.

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