Paradigm Capital Comments on Hudbay Minerals Q1 Earnings

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) – Research analysts at Paradigm Capital issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Hudbay Minerals in a report released on Wednesday, March 5th. Paradigm Capital analyst J. Woolley expects that the mining company will earn $0.24 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Hudbay Minerals’ current full-year earnings is $0.79 per share. Paradigm Capital also issued estimates for Hudbay Minerals’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.53 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $0.89 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Hudbay Minerals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Hudbay Minerals has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $11.17.

Hudbay Minerals Price Performance

NYSE:HBM opened at $6.97 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.70 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $8.52. Hudbay Minerals has a 1 year low of $6.20 and a 1 year high of $10.49.

Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The mining company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.02). Hudbay Minerals had a net margin of 3.80% and a return on equity of 7.29%. The business had revenue of $584.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $588.28 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.20 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Hudbay Minerals Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.007 per share. This is a boost from Hudbay Minerals’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 4th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.2%. Hudbay Minerals’s dividend payout ratio is currently 5.56%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hudbay Minerals

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HBM. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Hudbay Minerals by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,267,805 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $123,852,000 after acquiring an additional 255,191 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Hudbay Minerals by 14.2% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 14,662,499 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $118,874,000 after purchasing an additional 1,822,601 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Hudbay Minerals by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,815,849 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $95,708,000 after purchasing an additional 314,619 shares during the last quarter. Mountaineer Partners Management LLC increased its stake in Hudbay Minerals by 792.5% in the 3rd quarter. Mountaineer Partners Management LLC now owns 10,323,605 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $94,874,000 after buying an additional 9,166,952 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Hudbay Minerals by 86.9% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,149,134 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $74,105,000 after buying an additional 4,253,400 shares in the last quarter. 57.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.