FY2025 EPS Estimates for Hudbay Minerals Lifted by Cormark

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) – Analysts at Cormark boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hudbay Minerals in a research note issued on Monday, March 31st. Cormark analyst S. Ioannou now anticipates that the mining company will post earnings of $0.44 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.39. The consensus estimate for Hudbay Minerals’ current full-year earnings is $0.79 per share. Cormark also issued estimates for Hudbay Minerals’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on HBM. StockNews.com raised shares of Hudbay Minerals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Stifel Canada upgraded Hudbay Minerals to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $11.50.

Hudbay Minerals Price Performance

HBM stock opened at $7.69 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $3.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.72 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.86 and a quick ratio of 1.47. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $8.54. Hudbay Minerals has a 1 year low of $6.42 and a 1 year high of $10.49.

Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) last issued its earnings results 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 had a return on equity of 7.29% and a net margin of 3.80%. The business had revenue of $584.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $588.28 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.20 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hudbay Minerals Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 4th were given a $0.007 dividend. This is a boost from Hudbay Minerals’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.01. This represents a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 4th. Hudbay Minerals’s dividend payout ratio is 5.56%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hudbay Minerals

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in Hudbay Minerals by 9,877.4% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,093 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 3,062 shares during the last quarter. Algert Global LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hudbay Minerals in the fourth quarter valued at about $86,000. Plato Investment Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of Hudbay Minerals during the fourth quarter worth about $95,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC acquired a new position in shares of Hudbay Minerals in the fourth quarter worth approximately $97,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in Hudbay Minerals in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $101,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.82% of the company’s stock.

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.