HBM vs. FM, LUN, KAT, TRQ, CS, ERO, IE, NSU, AYM, and CMMC
Should you be buying Hudbay Minerals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hudbay Minerals include First Quantum Minerals (FM), Lundin Mining (LUN), Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) (KAT), Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ), Capstone Copper (CS), Ero Copper (ERO), Ivanhoe Electric (IE), Nevsun Resources (NSU), Atalaya Mining (AYM), and Copper Mountain Mining (CMMC). These companies are all part of the "copper" industry.
First Quantum Minerals (TSE:FM) and Hudbay Minerals (TSE:HBM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking and profitability.
First Quantum Minerals has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hudbay Minerals has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Hudbay Minerals had 6 more articles in the media than First Quantum Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Hudbay Minerals and 18 mentions for First Quantum Minerals. Hudbay Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat First Quantum Minerals' score of 0.48 indicating that First Quantum Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hudbay Minerals has a net margin of 4.34% compared to Hudbay Minerals' net margin of -20.02%. First Quantum Minerals' return on equity of 4.36% beat Hudbay Minerals' return on equity.
Hudbay Minerals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Quantum Minerals. First Quantum Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hudbay Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Quantum Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Hudbay Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. First Quantum Minerals pays out -9.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hudbay Minerals pays out 6.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Quantum Minerals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
First Quantum Minerals currently has a consensus price target of C$17.78, indicating a potential upside of 1.56%. Hudbay Minerals has a consensus price target of C$14.30, indicating a potential upside of 7.50%. Given First Quantum Minerals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hudbay Minerals is more favorable than First Quantum Minerals.
Hudbay Minerals received 191 more outperform votes than First Quantum Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.55% of users gave Hudbay Minerals an outperform vote while only 46.58% of users gave First Quantum Minerals an outperform vote.
51.7% of First Quantum Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Hudbay Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.1% of First Quantum Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Hudbay Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Hudbay Minerals beats First Quantum Minerals on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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