Q2 EPS Estimates for Hudbay Minerals Decreased by Analyst

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (TSE:HBM - Free Report) NYSE: HBM - Equities research analysts at Paradigm Capital lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Hudbay Minerals in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 28th. Paradigm Capital analyst J. Woolley now forecasts that the mining company will post earnings per share of $0.18 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.22. The consensus estimate for Hudbay Minerals' current full-year earnings is $1.12 per share. Paradigm Capital also issued estimates for Hudbay Minerals' FY2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $1.27 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $0.71 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on HBM. Stifel Canada upgraded Hudbay Minerals to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. National Bankshares lowered their price target on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$15.50 to C$14.50 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Hudbay Minerals to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$16.00 to C$16.50 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, TD Securities dropped their price target on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$15.00 to C$14.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$15.64.

Hudbay Minerals Stock Performance

TSE:HBM traded up C$0.22 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting C$10.32. 1,136,121 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,847,747. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is C$10.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$11.69. The stock has a market capitalization of C$2.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.97 and a beta of 1.83. Hudbay Minerals has a fifty-two week low of C$8.49 and a fifty-two week high of C$14.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.39, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 1.86.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Hudbay Minerals news, Senior Officer Francisco Javier Del Rio Del Aguila sold 12,959 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$12.00, for a total value of C$155,508.00. Also, Director Peter Gerald Jan Kukielski purchased 9,300 shares of Hudbay Minerals stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$10.76 per share, for a total transaction of C$100,068.00. Over the last 90 days, insiders acquired 11,800 shares of company stock valued at $127,418. 0.07% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hudbay Minerals Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st were given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 4th. Hudbay Minerals's dividend payout ratio is presently 5.63%.

Hudbay Minerals Company Profile

Hudbay Minerals Inc is a Canadian mining company with its operations, property developments, and exploration activities across the United States. The major mines that Hudbay operates are located in Manitoba, Canada, Arizona, United States; and Peru. The company is principally focused on the discovery, production, and marketing of base and precious metals.