Q1 EPS Forecast for Hudbay Minerals Lowered by Analyst

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) – Stock analysts at Haywood Securities reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hudbay Minerals in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Haywood Securities analyst P. Vaillancourt now expects that the mining company will earn $0.14 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.17. The consensus estimate for Hudbay Minerals’ current full-year earnings is $0.79 per share. Haywood Securities also issued estimates for Hudbay Minerals’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) last announced 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 company had revenue of $584.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $588.28 million. Hudbay Minerals had a return on equity of 7.29% and a net margin of 3.80%. The company’s revenue was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.20 earnings per share.

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

Hudbay Minerals Trading Up 4.5 %

Shares of HBM stock opened at $7.73 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.92 and a beta of 1.72. Hudbay Minerals has a 1-year low of $6.42 and a 1-year high of $10.49. 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 firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $8.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $8.48.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HBM. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new position in Hudbay Minerals in the third quarter valued at approximately $587,000. MQS Management LLC raised its holdings in Hudbay Minerals by 8.2% in the third quarter. MQS Management LLC now owns 34,231 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $315,000 after buying an additional 2,592 shares during the period. Regal Partners Ltd raised its holdings in Hudbay Minerals by 5.4% in the third quarter. Regal Partners Ltd now owns 2,673,518 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $24,570,000 after buying an additional 136,943 shares during the period. Prospera Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Hudbay Minerals in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. grew its position in Hudbay Minerals by 14.1% in the third quarter. PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. now owns 297,900 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $2,740,000 after acquiring an additional 36,900 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 57.82% of the company’s stock.

Hudbay Minerals Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 4th will be issued a $0.007 dividend. This is a positive change from Hudbay Minerals’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 4th. This represents a yield of 0.2%. 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.