Q3 EPS Estimates for HudBay Minerals Reduced by Analyst

Key Points

• National Bank Financial has revised its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for HudBay Minerals down from $0.24 to $0.17 per share, reflecting a more cautious outlook for the mining firm.
• HudBay Minerals reported a Q2 EPS of $0.19, surpassing expectations, with revenues reaching $536.40 million, although below the forecast of $558.21 million.
• The company announced a semi-annual dividend of $0.0073 per share, indicating a yield increase to 10.0% from the previous amount of $0.01.

HudBay Minerals Inc (NYSE:HBM - Free Report) TSE: HBM - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for HudBay Minerals in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 13th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now forecasts that the mining company will post earnings of $0.17 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.24. The consensus estimate for HudBay Minerals' current full-year earnings is $0.79 per share.

HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM - Get Free Report) TSE: HBM last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 13th. The mining company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.08. HudBay Minerals had a net margin of 13.13% and a return on equity of 10.73%. The company had revenue of $536.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $558.21 million. HudBay Minerals's revenue for the quarter was up 26.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. National Bankshares reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of HudBay Minerals in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Veritas upgraded shares of HudBay Minerals to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of HudBay Minerals from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of HudBay Minerals in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, CIBC reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of HudBay Minerals in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and six have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy".

HudBay Minerals Trading Up 4.3%

Shares of HBM traded up $0.4850 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $11.7650. 6,075,832 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,736,259. HudBay Minerals has a fifty-two week low of $5.95 and a fifty-two week high of $12.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.92. The business has a 50-day moving average of $10.20 and a 200-day moving average of $8.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.28 and a beta of 1.63.

HudBay Minerals Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be given a $0.0073 dividend. This represents a yield of 10.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. This is an increase from HudBay Minerals's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.01. HudBay Minerals's payout ratio is 1.37%.

Institutional Trading of HudBay Minerals

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in 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 valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 3,062 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its position in HudBay Minerals by 64.6% in the 1st quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 3,773 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,481 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in HudBay Minerals in the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in HudBay Minerals by 131.6% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 6,570 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 3,733 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Plato Investment Management Ltd purchased a new stake in HudBay Minerals in the 2nd quarter valued at $84,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.