Paradigm Capital Estimates Hudbay Minerals Q1 Earnings

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) – Equities research analysts at Paradigm Capital issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hudbay Minerals in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Paradigm Capital analyst J. Woolley forecasts that the mining company will post earnings of $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.

Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) last posted its earnings results 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 business had revenue of $584.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $588.28 million. Hudbay Minerals had a return on equity of 7.29% and a net margin of 3.80%. The business’s revenue was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.20 earnings per share.

Separately, StockNews.com raised Hudbay Minerals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hudbay Minerals presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $11.17.

Hudbay Minerals Stock Performance

HBM stock opened at $7.04 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $8.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8.50. Hudbay Minerals has a 1-year low of $6.23 and a 1-year high of $10.49. The firm has a market cap of $2.78 billion, a PE ratio of 39.09 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.86, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44.

Institutional Trading of Hudbay Minerals

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Hudbay Minerals by 1.7% in the fourth 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. increased its position 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 valued at $118,874,000 after acquiring an additional 1,822,601 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position 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 valued at $95,708,000 after acquiring an additional 314,619 shares during the last quarter. Mountaineer Partners Management LLC increased its position in shares of Hudbay Minerals by 792.5% in the third quarter. Mountaineer Partners Management LLC now owns 10,323,605 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $94,874,000 after acquiring an additional 9,166,952 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Hudbay Minerals by 86.9% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,149,134 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $74,105,000 after acquiring an additional 4,253,400 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.82% of the company’s stock.

Hudbay Minerals Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 4th will be paid a $0.007 dividend. This is an increase 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 (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.