Sigma Lithium (SGML) Competitors

Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and community ranking.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HBM or SGML?

Hudbay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Sigma Lithium. Sigma Lithium is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hudbay Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hudbay Minerals	$2.02B	1.35	$66.37M	$0.18	38.33
Sigma Lithium	$208.75M	4.47	-$28.33M	-$0.47	-17.85

Which has more volatility and risk, HBM or SGML?

Hudbay Minerals has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sigma Lithium has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HBM or SGML more profitable?

Hudbay Minerals has a net margin of 3.80% compared to Sigma Lithium's net margin of -36.85%. Hudbay Minerals' return on equity of 7.29% beat Sigma Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hudbay Minerals	3.80%	7.29%	3.35%
Sigma Lithium	-36.85%	-38.04%	-13.30%

Do analysts rate HBM or SGML?

Hudbay Minerals currently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 102.90%. Sigma Lithium has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 114.54%. Given Sigma Lithium's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sigma Lithium is more favorable than Hudbay Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hudbay Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Sigma Lithium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor HBM or SGML?

In the previous week, Hudbay Minerals and Hudbay Minerals both had 9 articles in the media. Sigma Lithium's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Hudbay Minerals' score of 0.82 indicating that Sigma Lithium is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hudbay Minerals	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sigma Lithium	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HBM or SGML?

57.8% of Hudbay Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hudbay Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.6% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HBM or SGML?

Hudbay Minerals received 513 more outperform votes than Sigma Lithium when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Sigma Lithium an outperform vote while only 60.34% of users gave Hudbay Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hudbay Minerals	Outperform Votes 531 60.34%	Underperform Votes 349 39.66%
Sigma Lithium	Outperform Votes 18 66.67%	Underperform Votes 9 33.33%

Summary

Hudbay Minerals beats Sigma Lithium on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.