Stifel Canada Lifts Earnings Estimates for Hudbay Minerals

Key Points

• Stifel Canada has increased its Q4 2025 earnings estimate for Hudbay Minerals from $0.25 to $0.27 per share, with a full-year earnings consensus of $1.12 per share.
• Hudbay Minerals has been upgraded to a "moderate buy" rating by Raymond James Financial, alongside multiple other analysts giving positive ratings and increasing price targets for the company.
• The company recently announced a dividend of $0.01 per share to be paid on September 19th, with a payout ratio of 5.63%.

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (TSE:HBM - Free Report) NYSE: HBM - Analysts at Stifel Canada lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hudbay Minerals in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 19th. Stifel Canada analyst R. Profiti now anticipates that the mining company will earn $0.27 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.25. The consensus estimate for Hudbay Minerals' current full-year earnings is $1.12 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Hudbay Minerals' FY2027 earnings at $1.09 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.29 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on HBM. Desjardins upped their price objective on Hudbay Minerals from C$16.00 to C$17.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Hudbay Minerals from C$17.00 to C$20.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Hudbay Minerals from C$16.00 to C$17.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on Hudbay Minerals from C$17.00 to C$18.50 in a report on Thursday. Finally, Veritas upgraded Hudbay Minerals to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and seven have given a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$16.83.

Hudbay Minerals Price Performance

Shares of HBM traded up C$0.61 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching C$16.28. The stock had a trading volume of 1,587,084 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,739,159. The company's 50-day moving average is C$13.99 and its 200 day moving average is C$12.14. Hudbay Minerals has a 12-month low of C$8.49 and a 12-month high of C$16.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.86, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.39. The company has a market capitalization of C$4.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.97 and a beta of 1.83.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Gregory Paul Dryden sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The stock was 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 the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$13.25, for a total value of C$38,080.50. Corporate insiders own 0.07% of the company's stock.

Hudbay Minerals Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a half year 25 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. 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.