HudBay Minerals (HBM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hudbay Minerals Inc. is a Canadian mining company focused primarily on the exploration, development, and operation of copper, zinc, gold, silver, and molybdenum deposits. The company’s products are used in infrastructure, manufacturing, technology, and energy-related applications. Hudbay is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol HBM.

Hudbay operates mining and processing assets in Canada and Peru. Its Manitoba operations include the Lalor polymetallic mine and processing facilities in the Snow Lake region, which produce zinc, copper, gold, and silver. In Peru, the Constancia mine produces copper, molybdenum, and silver. The company also owns the Copper Mountain mine in British Columbia and is advancing the Copper World copper project in Arizona.

Hudbay traces its roots to the historical Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting operations in Manitoba and has expanded through acquisitions and development projects into a diversified North and South American mining company. Peter Kukielski serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.70 to $26.17
• 50-Day Range: $22.70 to $30.79
• 52-Week Range: $14.34 to $32.15
• Volume: 4.86 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.34 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.21
• Dividend Yield: 0.12%
• Price Target: $31.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

HudBay Minerals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

HudBay Minerals scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 230 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

HudBay Minerals has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

HudBay Minerals has a consensus price target of $31.33, representing about 21.2% upside from its current price of $25.86.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

HudBay Minerals has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.28%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for HudBay Minerals are expected to grow by 20.28% in the coming year, from $1.43 to $1.72 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of HudBay Minerals is 15.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of HudBay Minerals is 15.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.44.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

HudBay Minerals has a PEG Ratio of 0.45. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

HudBay Minerals has a P/B Ratio of 3.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.75% of the float of HudBay Minerals has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

HudBay Minerals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.21, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in HudBay Minerals has recently decreased by 4.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

HudBay Minerals has a dividend yield of 0.11%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

HudBay Minerals does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of HudBay Minerals is 1.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, HudBay Minerals will have a dividend payout ratio of 1.74% next year. This indicates that HudBay Minerals will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.41

News Sentiment

HudBay Minerals has a news sentiment score of 0.41. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for HudBay Minerals this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 13 people have searched for HBM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -55% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

15 people have added HudBay Minerals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, HudBay Minerals insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.25% of the stock of HudBay Minerals is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

57.82% of the stock of HudBay Minerals is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Today: 10/07/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Copper
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HBM
• CIK: 1322422
• Web: www.hudbayminerals.com
• Phone: (416) 362-8181
• Fax: 416-362-7844
• Employees: 3,072
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for HudBay Minerals: $31.33
• High Price Target: $32.50
• Low Price Target: $29.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.08
• P/E Growth: 0.45
• Net Income: $568.50 million
• Net Margins: 27.48%
• Pretax Margin: 47.28%
• Return on Equity: 9.47%
• Return on Assets: 5.44%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17
• Current Ratio: 2.24
• Quick Ratio: 1.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.21 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.19
• Cash Flow: $1.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.60
• Book Value: $8.14 per share
• Price / Book: 3.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 444,150,000
• Free Float: 443,043,000
• Market Cap: $11.48 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.58