HudBay Minerals (HBM) Competitors

HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HBM or CENX?

57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer HBM or CENX?

In the previous week, Century Aluminum had 11 more articles in the media than HudBay Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Century Aluminum and 3 mentions for HudBay Minerals. HudBay Minerals' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Century Aluminum's score of 0.40 indicating that HudBay Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HudBay Minerals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Century Aluminum	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend HBM or CENX?

Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 7.48%. Given Century Aluminum's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Century Aluminum 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, HBM or CENX?

HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.53, suggesting that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HBM or CENX?

Century Aluminum has higher revenue and earnings than HudBay Minerals. Century Aluminum 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	1.84	$76.70M	$0.38	24.67
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	0.95	$336.80M	$1.18	19.19

Is HBM or CENX more profitable?

HudBay Minerals has a net margin of 7.40% compared to Century Aluminum's net margin of 5.17%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 19.06% beat HudBay Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HudBay Minerals	7.40%	8.17%	3.95%
Century Aluminum	5.17%	19.06%	6.43%

Summary

Century Aluminum beats HudBay Minerals on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.