FY2025 EPS Estimates for Hudbay Minerals Raised by Cormark

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) – Investment analysts at Cormark raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hudbay Minerals in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 31st. Cormark analyst S. Ioannou now forecasts that the mining company will post earnings of $0.44 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on HBM. Stifel Canada raised shares of Hudbay Minerals to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. StockNews.com upgraded Hudbay Minerals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $11.50.

Hudbay Minerals Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of HBM opened at $7.70 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $8.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $8.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.86, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.75 and a beta of 1.72. Hudbay Minerals has a 12-month low of $6.42 and a 12-month high of $10.49.

Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The mining company reported $0.18 earnings per share (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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $588.28 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.20 EPS. Hudbay Minerals’s revenue was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hudbay Minerals Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HBM. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in shares of Hudbay Minerals by 9,877.4% in 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 period. Algert Global LLC purchased a new stake in Hudbay Minerals during the fourth quarter worth $86,000. Plato Investment Management Ltd purchased a new stake in Hudbay Minerals during the fourth quarter worth $95,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in Hudbay Minerals during the 4th quarter valued at $97,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hudbay Minerals in the 4th quarter valued at $101,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.