According to Zen Score, the 3 best copper mining stocks to buy right now are:
1. Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO)
Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) is the top copper stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 13 points higher than the copper industry average of 36. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ero Copper has seen its stock lose -1.54% over the past year, underperforming other copper stocks by -27 percentage points.
2. Taseko Mines (NYSEMKT:TGB)
Taseko Mines (NYSEMKT:TGB) is the second best copper stock with a Zen Score of 47, which is 11 points higher than the copper industry average of 36. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taseko Mines has seen its stock return 39.64% over the past year, overperforming other copper stocks by 14 percentage points.
Taseko Mines has an average 1 year
price target of $2.50, an upside of 5.93% from Taseko Mines's current stock price of $2.36.
Taseko Mines stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Taseko Mines, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO)
Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) is the third best copper stock with a Zen Score of 41, which is 5 points higher than the copper industry average of 36. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Southern Copper has seen its stock return 37.93% over the past year, overperforming other copper stocks by 13 percentage points.
Southern Copper has an average 1 year
price target of $79.20, a downside of -27.76% from Southern Copper's current stock price of $109.64.
Southern Copper stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Southern Copper, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 20% have issued a Sell rating, and 60% have issued a Strong Sell.