Q2 EPS Estimates for Hudbay Minerals Reduced by Analyst

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (TSE:HBM) (NYSE:HBM) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Hudbay Minerals in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now forecasts that the mining company will post earnings per share of $0.14 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.26. The consensus estimate for Hudbay Minerals’ current full-year earnings is $1.12 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Hudbay Minerals’ FY2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on HBM. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on Hudbay Minerals from C$16.00 to C$15.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. TD Securities dropped their target price on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$15.00 to C$14.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. National Bankshares cut their price target on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$17.00 to C$15.50 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price objective on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$15.50 to C$14.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$16.00 to C$16.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$15.12.

Hudbay Minerals Stock Performance

Shares of TSE HBM opened at C$10.10 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is C$12.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$11.89. The stock has a market capitalization of C$2.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.44, a PEG ratio of 3.97 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.39. Hudbay Minerals has a 52-week low of C$7.07 and a 52-week high of C$14.33.

Insider Activity at Hudbay Minerals

In related news, Director Peter Gerald Jan Kukielski bought 9,300 shares of Hudbay Minerals stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$10.76 per share, for a total transaction of C$100,068.00. Also, Senior Officer Robert Alan Carter sold 8,014 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$13.24, for a total value of C$106,105.36. 0.07% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.