Raymond James Predicts Weaker Earnings for Hudbay Minerals

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (TSE:HBM - Free Report) NYSE: HBM - Equities research analysts at Raymond James reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hudbay Minerals in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Raymond James analyst F. Hamed now forecasts that the mining company will earn $0.21 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.34. The consensus estimate for Hudbay Minerals' current full-year earnings is $1.12 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Hudbay Minerals' FY2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS.

HBM has been the topic of several other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$16.00 to C$15.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$15.50 to C$14.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. TD Securities reduced their price target on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$15.00 to C$14.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their target price on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$15.50 to C$14.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$16.00 to C$16.50 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of C$15.12.

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Hudbay Minerals Price Performance

Shares of TSE HBM traded down C$0.32 during trading hours on Friday, hitting C$10.02. 3,345,720 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,793,137. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.39, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 1.86. The company has a market cap of C$2.78 billion, a PE ratio of 28.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.97 and a beta of 1.83. The company's fifty day simple moving average is C$11.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$11.88. Hudbay Minerals has a 1-year low of C$8.39 and a 1-year high of C$14.33.

Hudbay Minerals Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st will be paid a $0.01 dividend. This represents a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 4th. Hudbay Minerals's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hudbay Minerals

In other Hudbay Minerals news, Director Peter Gerald Jan Kukielski acquired 9,300 shares of Hudbay Minerals stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$10.76 per share, for a total transaction of C$100,068.00. Also, Senior Officer Robert Alan Carter sold 8,014 shares of Hudbay Minerals stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$13.24, for a total transaction of C$106,105.36. Insiders own 0.07% of the company's stock.

About Hudbay Minerals

Hudbay Minerals Inc, a diversified mining company, focuses on the exploration, development, operation, and optimization of properties in North and South America. It produces copper concentrates containing gold, silver, and molybdenum; gold concentrates containing zinc; zinc concentrates; molybdenum concentrates; and silver/gold doré.