Analyzing Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) & Rock Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:RCKE)

Rock Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:RCKE) and Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Rock Energy Resources and Hudbay Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rock Energy Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hudbay Minerals	4.23%	7.44%	3.34%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

57.8% of Hudbay Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 88.0% of Rock Energy Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Hudbay Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Rock Energy Resources and Hudbay Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rock Energy Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hudbay Minerals	0	0	4	2	3.33

Hudbay Minerals has a consensus price target of $11.17, indicating a potential upside of 29.09%. Given Hudbay Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hudbay Minerals is more favorable than Rock Energy Resources.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Rock Energy Resources and Hudbay Minerals”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rock Energy Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hudbay Minerals	$2.04 billion	1.67	$66.37 million	$0.23	37.61

Hudbay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Rock Energy Resources.

Summary

Hudbay Minerals beats Rock Energy Resources on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rock Energy Resources

Rock Energy Resources, Inc., through its subsidiary, engages in the development of gold and associated mineral assets. It holds interests in the Red Arrow mine. The company was founded on April 16, 2004 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

About Hudbay Minerals

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.