Hudbay Minerals (HBM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company's flagship project is the 100% owned Constancia mine located in the Province of Chumbivilcas in southern Peru. Hudbay Minerals Inc. was founded in 1927 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.34 to $8.58
• 50-Day Range: $6.60 to $9.59
• 52-Week Range: $6.42 to $10.49
• Volume: 6.45 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.04 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: 46.95
• Dividend Yield: 0.12%
• Price Target: $11.50
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Hudbay Minerals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hudbay Minerals scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 87th out of 188 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Consensus Rating

Hudbay Minerals has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hudbay Minerals has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -11.39%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hudbay Minerals are expected to decrease by -11.39% in the coming year, from $0.79 to $0.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hudbay Minerals is 46.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hudbay Minerals is 46.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 83.74.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hudbay Minerals has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.31% of the float of Hudbay Minerals has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hudbay Minerals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hudbay Minerals has recently increased by 52.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Hudbay Minerals has a dividend yield of 0.17%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hudbay Minerals does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hudbay Minerals is 5.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Hudbay Minerals will have a dividend payout ratio of 1.43% next year. This indicates that Hudbay Minerals will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.31% of the float of Hudbay Minerals has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hudbay Minerals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hudbay Minerals has recently increased by 52.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.91

News Sentiment

Hudbay Minerals has a news sentiment score of 0.91. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Hudbay Minerals this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 12 people have searched for HBM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

16 people have added Hudbay Minerals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hudbay Minerals insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.25% of the stock of Hudbay Minerals is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

57.82% of the stock of Hudbay Minerals is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HBM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HBM shares performed this year?

Hudbay Minerals' stock was trading at $8.10 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, HBM shares have increased by 4.3% and is now trading at $8.45.
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How were Hudbay Minerals' earnings last quarter?

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (NYSE:HBM) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 19th. The mining company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.02. Hudbay Minerals's revenue for the quarter was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Hudbay Minerals' major shareholders?

Hudbay Minerals' top institutional shareholders include GMT Capital Corp (8.47%), Vanguard Group Inc. (3.87%), MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (3.71%) and Invesco Ltd. (2.99%).

How do I buy shares of Hudbay Minerals?

Shares of HBM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Hudbay Minerals own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hudbay Minerals investors own include Cellectar Biosciences (CLRB), Zynga (ZNGA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Baytex Energy (BTE), Cenovus Energy (CVE) and Quantum (QTM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/19/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/21 Dividend: 3/04/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/21/2025
• Today: 3/26/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Metal mining
• Sub-Industry: Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HBM
• CIK: 1322422
• Web: www.hudbayminerals.com
• Phone: (416) 362-8181
• Fax: 416-362-7844
• Employees: 2,500
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $11.50
• High Stock Price Target: $14.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.1%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 46.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.70
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $66.37 million
• Net Margins: 3.80%
• Pretax Margin: 11.23%
• Return on Equity: 7.29%
• Return on Assets: 3.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.44
• Current Ratio: 1.86
• Quick Ratio: 1.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.02 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.65
• Cash Flow: $1.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.84
• Book Value: $6.29 per share
• Price / Book: 1.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 394,945,000
• Free Float: 393,956,000
• Market Cap: $3.34 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.72