Q4 EPS Estimates for HudBay Minerals Lifted by Stifel Canada

Key Points

• Stifel Canada has increased its Q4 2025 EPS estimate for HudBay Minerals to $0.20, up from $0.18, indicating a positive outlook for the mining company.
• The company recently announced a semi-annual dividend increase to $0.0073 per share, reflecting a yield of 10.0%.
• HudBay Minerals' stock rating has varied among analysts, with two investment analysts giving it a Strong Buy rating and six assigning it a Buy rating, resulting in an average rating of "Buy".

HudBay Minerals Inc (NYSE:HBM - Free Report) TSE: HBM - Analysts at Stifel Canada increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of HudBay Minerals in a research note issued on Tuesday, August 19th. Stifel Canada analyst R. Profiti now expects that the mining company will earn $0.20 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.18. The consensus estimate for HudBay Minerals' current full-year earnings is $0.79 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for HudBay Minerals' FY2027 earnings at $0.79 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $0.93 EPS.

HBM has been the subject of several other reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of HudBay Minerals in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. 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. Veritas raised shares of HudBay Minerals to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. CIBC reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of HudBay Minerals in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Scotiabank restated an "outperform" rating on shares of HudBay Minerals in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and six have given a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy".

HudBay Minerals Price Performance

Shares of HudBay Minerals stock traded up $0.4850 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $11.7650. 6,075,832 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,736,259. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $8.72. 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 firm has a market cap of $4.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.12, a PEG ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 1.63. HudBay Minerals has a 52 week low of $5.95 and a 52 week high of $12.10.

HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM - Get Free Report) TSE: HBM last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 13th. The mining company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $536.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $558.21 million. HudBay Minerals's revenue for the quarter was up 26.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On HudBay Minerals

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. GMT Capital Corp acquired a new position in HudBay Minerals in the second quarter valued at approximately $337,809,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of HudBay Minerals by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,398,817 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $116,738,000 after acquiring an additional 131,012 shares during the last quarter. L1 Capital Pty Ltd raised its position in shares of HudBay Minerals by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. L1 Capital Pty Ltd now owns 15,054,087 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $159,864,000 after acquiring an additional 630,703 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of HudBay Minerals by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 14,993,620 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $113,657,000 after purchasing an additional 331,121 shares during the period. Finally, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd bought a new position in shares of HudBay Minerals in the 2nd quarter worth $154,359,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.82% of the company's stock.

HudBay Minerals Increases Dividend

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

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.