Stifel Canada Forecasts Weaker Earnings for HudBay Minerals

Key Points

• Stifel Canada has revised its Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for HudBay Minerals down to $0.18 from $0.19.
• The company's recent quarterly earnings exceeded expectations, reporting $0.19 EPS, up 26.1% year-over-year, although revenue fell short of estimates at $536.40 million.
• HudBay Minerals announced a decrease in its semi-annual dividend to $0.0073 per share, equating to a dividend yield of 10.0%.

HudBay Minerals Inc (NYSE:HBM - Free Report) TSE: HBM - Equities research analysts at Stifel Canada cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of HudBay Minerals in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 13th. Stifel Canada analyst R. Profiti now forecasts that the mining company will post earnings per share of $0.18 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.19. The consensus estimate for HudBay Minerals' current full-year earnings is $0.79 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for HudBay Minerals' FY2029 earnings at $1.14 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating on shares of HudBay Minerals in a research report on Thursday. Scotiabank reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of HudBay Minerals in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen cut HudBay Minerals from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday. Veritas upgraded HudBay Minerals to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Raymond James Financial upgraded HudBay Minerals to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Monday, June 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and six have issued a Buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy".

HudBay Minerals Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HBM traded down $0.1150 during trading on Friday, reaching $10.8250. 2,839,603 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,453,482. HudBay Minerals has a fifty-two week low of $5.95 and a fifty-two week high of $12.10. The company has a quick ratio of 1.92, a current ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The firm has a market cap of $4.28 billion, a PE ratio of 14.83, a P/E/G ratio of 0.28 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.07 and a 200-day simple moving average of $8.65.

HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM - Get Free Report) TSE: HBM last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 13th. The mining company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.08. HudBay Minerals had a return on equity of 10.91% and a net margin of 13.13%.The firm had revenue of $536.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $558.21 million. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 26.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of HudBay Minerals

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Creative Planning raised its position in shares of HudBay Minerals by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 25,067 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $266,000 after buying an additional 1,289 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its position in HudBay Minerals by 64.6% in the first 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. Pacifica Partners Inc. raised its position in HudBay Minerals by 6.7% in the second quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 25,921 shares of the mining company's stock valued at $272,000 after purchasing an additional 1,625 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its stake in shares of HudBay Minerals by 1.4% in the first quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 126,836 shares of the mining company's stock worth $963,000 after acquiring an additional 1,794 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in shares of HudBay Minerals by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 72,730 shares of the mining company's stock worth $589,000 after acquiring an additional 2,740 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.0073 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 10.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. This is a boost from HudBay Minerals's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.01. HudBay Minerals's dividend payout ratio is presently 1.37%.

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.