HudBay Minerals (HBM) Competitors

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

Is CENX or HBM 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
Century Aluminum	5.17%	19.06%	6.43%
HudBay Minerals	7.40%	8.17%	3.95%

Do analysts recommend CENX or HBM?

Century Aluminum currently has a consensus price target of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.59%. Given Century Aluminum's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than HudBay Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
HudBay Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CENX or HBM?

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
Century Aluminum	$2.36B	0.77	$336.80M	$1.18	16.55
HudBay Minerals	$2.02B	1.98	$76.70M	$0.38	26.64

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CENX or HBM?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CENX or HBM?

Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.55, suggesting that its share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CENX or HBM?

In the previous week, HudBay Minerals had 15 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for HudBay Minerals and 6 mentions for Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat HudBay Minerals' score of 0.22 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Aluminum	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HudBay Minerals	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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