Atmos Energy Corporation vs Southern Copper Corp — how do they compare? Atmos Energy Corporation trades at $168.76 (market cap $28.59B), while Southern Copper Corp trades at $197 (market cap $164.21B). The key difference: Southern Copper Corp is far larger — about 5.7× Atmos Energy Corporation's market cap, and Atmos Energy Corporation pays the higher dividend (2.36%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ATO | SCCO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $28.59B | $164.21B |
Sector | Utilities | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $192.25 | $218.85 |
52-Week Low | $162.44 | $93.70 |
Enterprise Value | $38.40B | $165.50B |
Dividend Yield | 2.36% | 2.26% |
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Atmos Energy is the largest publicly traded, fully regulated, pure-play natural gas utility in the United States, serving more than 3 million customers in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia. About two thirds of its earnings come from Texas, where it distributes natural gas in northern Texas and owns an intrastate gas pipeline spanning several key shale gas formations and interconnected with five storage facilities.
Read more on ATO →Southern Copper Corp is an integrated producer of copper and other minerals and operates the mining, smelting, and refining facilities in Peru and Mexico. Its production includes copper, molybdenum, zinc, and silver. The company operates through the following segments: Peruvian operations, Mexican open-pit operations, and Mexican underground mining operations. Southern Copper generates the majority of its revenue from the sale of copper and the rest from the sale of non-copper products, such as molybdenum, silver, zinc, lead, and gold. Its geographical segments are The Americas, Europe, and Asia.
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