Paradigm Capital Cuts Earnings Estimates for Hudbay Minerals

Key Points

• Paradigm Capital has lowered its Q2 2025 earnings per share estimate for Hudbay Minerals from $0.18 to $0.15, with current full-year earnings expected at $1.12 per share.
• Despite the earnings downgrade, Hudbay Minerals has received multiple upgrades from various research analysts, with a consensus target price of C$16.17 and a majority rating it as a "buy."
• Hudbay Minerals' stock has experienced a 2.0% decline recently, currently trading at C$13.55, but maintains a strong market presence with a market cap of C$3.76 billion.

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (TSE:HBM - Free Report) NYSE: HBM - Equities research analysts at Paradigm Capital reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hudbay Minerals in a report released on Wednesday, July 23rd. Paradigm Capital analyst J. Woolley now forecasts that the mining company will post earnings of $0.15 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Hudbay Minerals' current full-year earnings is $1.12 per share.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Veritas upgraded shares of Hudbay Minerals to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. TD Securities increased their price objective on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$13.00 to C$15.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Desjardins raised their price target on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$16.00 to C$17.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Hudbay Minerals to a "moderate buy" rating in a research note on Monday, June 30th. Finally, National Bankshares raised their price target on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$14.50 to C$16.50 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of C$16.17.

Hudbay Minerals Price Performance

Shares of TSE HBM traded down C$0.31 during trading hours on Friday, hitting C$13.24. 923,587 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,701,369. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.39, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 1.86. The company has a market cap of C$3.67 billion, a PE ratio of 37.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.97 and a beta of 1.83. The company's fifty day simple moving average is C$13.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$11.90. Hudbay Minerals has a 1-year low of C$8.49 and a 1-year high of C$15.19.

Insider Transactions at Hudbay Minerals

In other news, Director Gregory Paul Dryden sold 30,000 shares of Hudbay Minerals stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$13.21, for a total transaction of C$396,204.00. Also, Senior Officer Mark Zachary Gupta sold 2,874 shares of Hudbay Minerals stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$13.25, for a total transaction of C$38,080.50. Insiders have sold 34,074 shares of company stock valued at $447,953 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.07% of the company's stock.

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.