Raymond James Expects Reduced Earnings for Hudbay Minerals

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) – Equities research analysts at Raymond James dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hudbay Minerals in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 15th. Raymond James analyst F. Hamed now anticipates that the mining company will earn $0.20 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.24. The consensus estimate for Hudbay Minerals’ current full-year earnings is $0.79 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Hudbay Minerals’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) last released 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 company had revenue of $584.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $588.28 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.20 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Desjardins began coverage on shares of Hudbay Minerals in a research note on Friday, April 4th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Stifel Canada raised 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 research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets started coverage on Hudbay Minerals in a research note on Wednesday. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $14.00.

Hudbay Minerals Stock Performance

Shares of HBM stock opened at $7.04 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.12 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a current ratio of 1.86. Hudbay Minerals has a one year low of $5.95 and a one year high of $10.49. The company’s 50-day moving average is $7.48 and its 200 day moving average is $8.38.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hudbay Minerals

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake 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 buying an additional 3,062 shares during the last quarter. Algert Global LLC bought a new position in Hudbay Minerals in the fourth quarter valued at about $86,000. Plato Investment Management Ltd purchased a new position in Hudbay Minerals in the fourth quarter worth about $95,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in shares of Hudbay Minerals during the 4th quarter valued at about $97,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hudbay Minerals during the 4th quarter valued at about $101,000. Institutional investors own 57.82% of the company’s stock.

Hudbay Minerals Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 4th were issued a $0.007 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 4th. This represents a yield of 0.2%. This is a boost from Hudbay Minerals’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.01. Hudbay Minerals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.56%.

About Hudbay Minerals

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.