HudBay Minerals (HBM) Competitors

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) and HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, CENX or HBM?

Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.55, meaning that its share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CENX or HBM?

In the previous week, HudBay Minerals had 7 more articles in the media than Century Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for HudBay Minerals and 4 mentions for Century Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat HudBay Minerals' score of 0.99 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Aluminum	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HudBay Minerals	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CENX or HBM?

61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CENX or HBM?

Century Aluminum currently has a consensus target price of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 30.97%. HudBay Minerals has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.32%. Given Century Aluminum's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than HudBay Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
HudBay Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CENX or HBM?

Century Aluminum has higher revenue and earnings than HudBay Minerals. Century Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HudBay Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	0.78	$336.80M	$1.18	15.75
HudBay Minerals	$2.02B	2.13	$76.70M	$0.38	28.71

Is CENX or HBM more profitable?

HudBay Minerals has a net margin of 7.40% compared to Century Aluminum's net margin of 5.17%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 19.06% beat HudBay Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Aluminum	5.17%	19.06%	6.43%
HudBay Minerals	7.40%	8.17%	3.95%

Summary

Century Aluminum beats HudBay Minerals on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.