Stifel Canada Weighs in on Hudbay Minerals FY2025 Earnings

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) – Stock analysts at Stifel Canada issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Hudbay Minerals in a report released on Wednesday, March 19th. Stifel Canada analyst R. Profiti forecasts that the mining company will post earnings per share of $0.55 for the year. Stifel Canada has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hudbay Minerals’ current full-year earnings is $0.79 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Hudbay Minerals’ FY2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.47 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $0.66 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $0.95 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com raised Hudbay Minerals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Hudbay Minerals currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $11.50.

Hudbay Minerals Stock Performance

NYSE:HBM opened at $8.15 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $8.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $8.49. Hudbay Minerals has a twelve month low of $6.42 and a twelve month high of $10.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.22 billion, a PE ratio of 45.25 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 1.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44.

Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The mining company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $584.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $588.28 million. Hudbay Minerals had a net margin of 3.80% and a return on equity of 7.29%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.20 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Hudbay Minerals

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HBM. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in shares of Hudbay Minerals by 9,877.4% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,093 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 3,062 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Hudbay Minerals during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Algert Global LLC bought a new position in shares of Hudbay Minerals during the fourth quarter worth about $86,000. Plato Investment Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of Hudbay Minerals during the fourth quarter worth about $95,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new position in shares of Hudbay Minerals during the fourth quarter worth about $97,000. 57.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hudbay Minerals Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 4th were paid a dividend of $0.007 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a positive change from Hudbay Minerals’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 4th. Hudbay Minerals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 5.56%.

Hudbay Minerals Company Profile

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.