ERO vs. HBM, PVG, BCB, CXB, NEXA, IE, RUP, SUM, MMX, and LAC
Should you be buying Ero Copper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ero Copper include Hudbay Minerals (HBM), Pretium Resources (PVG), Cott (BCB), Calibre Mining (CXB), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Ivanhoe Electric (IE), Rupert Resources (RUP), Solium Capital (SUM), Maverix Metals (MMX), and Lithium Americas (LAC). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.
Ero Copper vs. Its Competitors
Ero Copper (TSE:ERO) and Hudbay Minerals (TSE:HBM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
Ero Copper currently has a consensus target price of C$27.85, suggesting a potential upside of 50.46%. Hudbay Minerals has a consensus target price of C$16.17, suggesting a potential upside of 29.23%. Given Ero Copper's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Hudbay Minerals.
In the previous week, Hudbay Minerals had 1 more articles in the media than Ero Copper. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hudbay Minerals and 8 mentions for Ero Copper. Hudbay Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Ero Copper's score of -0.20 indicating that Hudbay Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Hudbay Minerals has a net margin of 4.23% compared to Ero Copper's net margin of 3.45%. Hudbay Minerals' return on equity of 3.74% beat Ero Copper's return on equity.
Hudbay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Ero Copper. Hudbay Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
77.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of Hudbay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Ero Copper shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Hudbay Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Ero Copper has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hudbay Minerals has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Hudbay Minerals beats Ero Copper on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:ERO) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
