HudBay Minerals (HBM) Competitors

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HBM vs. AA, ERO, FCX, HL, and MT

Should you buy HudBay Minerals stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares HudBay Minerals with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with HudBay Minerals include Alcoa (AA), Ero Copper (ERO), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Hecla Mining (HL), and ArcelorMittal (MT).

How does HudBay Minerals compare to Alcoa?

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Alcoa has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

HudBay Minerals has a net margin of 27.75% compared to Alcoa's net margin of 8.27%. Alcoa's return on equity of 12.57% beat HudBay Minerals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alcoa8.27% 12.57% 5.05%
HudBay Minerals 27.75%10.04%5.36%

Alcoa currently has a consensus target price of $68.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.43%. HudBay Minerals has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.78%. Given Alcoa's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alcoa is more favorable than HudBay Minerals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alcoa
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36
HudBay Minerals
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Alcoa had 3 more articles in the media than HudBay Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Alcoa and 4 mentions for HudBay Minerals. Alcoa's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat HudBay Minerals' score of 0.00 indicating that Alcoa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Alcoa
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
HudBay Minerals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Alcoa pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. HudBay Minerals pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Alcoa pays out 10.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HudBay Minerals pays out 1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alcoa$12.83B1.12$1.16B$3.9513.83
HudBay Minerals$2.21B4.56$568.50M$1.6615.28

57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

HudBay Minerals beats Alcoa on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HudBay Minerals compare to Ero Copper?

HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HudBay Minerals$2.21B4.56$568.50M$1.6615.28
Ero Copper$785.80M3.70$263.72M$2.819.91

HudBay Minerals presently has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.78%. Ero Copper has a consensus target price of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.07%. Given Ero Copper's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than HudBay Minerals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HudBay Minerals
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Ero Copper
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53

57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Ero Copper had 1 more articles in the media than HudBay Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ero Copper and 4 mentions for HudBay Minerals. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat HudBay Minerals' score of 0.00 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
HudBay Minerals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Ero Copper
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ero Copper has a net margin of 31.63% compared to HudBay Minerals' net margin of 27.75%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 27.33% beat HudBay Minerals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HudBay Minerals27.75% 10.04% 5.36%
Ero Copper 31.63%27.33%13.47%

HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ero Copper has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

HudBay Minerals and Ero Copper tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HudBay Minerals compare to Freeport-McMoRan?

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) and HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Freeport-McMoRan presently has a consensus target price of $67.81, suggesting a potential upside of 5.25%. HudBay Minerals has a consensus target price of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 7.78%. Given HudBay Minerals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HudBay Minerals is more favorable than Freeport-McMoRan.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Freeport-McMoRan
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.96
HudBay Minerals
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 11 more articles in the media than HudBay Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 4 mentions for HudBay Minerals. Freeport-McMoRan's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat HudBay Minerals' score of 0.00 indicating that Freeport-McMoRan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Freeport-McMoRan
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
HudBay Minerals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Freeport-McMoRan pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. HudBay Minerals pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Freeport-McMoRan pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HudBay Minerals pays out 1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Freeport-McMoRan$25.92B3.57$2.20B$1.8834.27
HudBay Minerals$2.21B4.56$568.50M$1.6615.28

Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

HudBay Minerals has a net margin of 27.75% compared to Freeport-McMoRan's net margin of 10.34%. HudBay Minerals' return on equity of 10.04% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Freeport-McMoRan10.34% 9.88% 5.26%
HudBay Minerals 27.75%10.04%5.36%

Summary

Freeport-McMoRan beats HudBay Minerals on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HudBay Minerals compare to Hecla Mining?

HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.

HudBay Minerals has a net margin of 27.75% compared to Hecla Mining's net margin of 17.41%. Hecla Mining's return on equity of 16.89% beat HudBay Minerals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HudBay Minerals27.75% 10.04% 5.36%
Hecla Mining 17.41%16.89%12.44%

57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of Hecla Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Hecla Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, HudBay Minerals had 3 more articles in the media than Hecla Mining. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for HudBay Minerals and 1 mentions for Hecla Mining. Hecla Mining's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat HudBay Minerals' score of 0.00 indicating that Hecla Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
HudBay Minerals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Hecla Mining
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HudBay Minerals$2.21B4.56$568.50M$1.6615.28
Hecla Mining$1.42B7.13$321.71M$0.4136.90

HudBay Minerals pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Hecla Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. HudBay Minerals pays out 1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hecla Mining pays out 2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. HudBay Minerals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

HudBay Minerals presently has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.78%. Hecla Mining has a consensus price target of $24.79, indicating a potential upside of 63.86%. Given Hecla Mining's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hecla Mining is more favorable than HudBay Minerals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HudBay Minerals
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Hecla Mining
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13

HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hecla Mining has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

HudBay Minerals beats Hecla Mining on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HudBay Minerals compare to ArcelorMittal?

HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of ArcelorMittal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ArcelorMittal has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, ArcelorMittal had 2 more articles in the media than HudBay Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ArcelorMittal and 4 mentions for HudBay Minerals. ArcelorMittal's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat HudBay Minerals' score of 0.00 indicating that ArcelorMittal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
HudBay Minerals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
ArcelorMittal
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

HudBay Minerals currently has a consensus target price of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 7.78%. ArcelorMittal has a consensus target price of $61.07, suggesting a potential downside of 3.54%. Given HudBay Minerals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe HudBay Minerals is more favorable than ArcelorMittal.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HudBay Minerals
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
ArcelorMittal
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

HudBay Minerals has a net margin of 27.75% compared to ArcelorMittal's net margin of 4.71%. HudBay Minerals' return on equity of 10.04% beat ArcelorMittal's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HudBay Minerals27.75% 10.04% 5.36%
ArcelorMittal 4.71%4.77%2.75%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HudBay Minerals$2.21B4.56$568.50M$1.6615.28
ArcelorMittal$61.35B0.80$3.15B$3.8116.62

HudBay Minerals pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. ArcelorMittal pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. HudBay Minerals pays out 1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArcelorMittal pays out 13.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

HudBay Minerals beats ArcelorMittal on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HBM vs. The Competition

MetricHudBay MineralsMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.07B$9.20B$4.64B$23.12B
Dividend Yield0.11%1.76%5.00%4.06%
P/E Ratio15.2815.2422.8831.02
Price / Sales4.56124.845,912.9020.86
Price / Cash17.0038.0424.3018.65
Price / Book3.124.078.854.65
Net Income$568.50M$317.48M$157.26M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-12.86%-6.26%-3.54%-1.12%
1 Month Performance4.10%-8.60%-4.06%0.10%
1 Year Performance162.12%85.00%52.07%24.24%

HudBay Minerals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HBM
HudBay Minerals
4.0843 of 5 stars
$25.36
-9.1%
$27.33
+7.8%
+191.0%$10.07B$2.21B15.283,072
AA
Alcoa
4.3909 of 5 stars
$64.23
-6.6%
$68.50
+6.7%
+109.2%$18.15B$12.83B16.2614,900
ERO
Ero Copper
4.3472 of 5 stars
$30.71
+4.5%
$31.50
+2.6%
+99.8%$3.06B$785.80M10.933,547
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
4.6433 of 5 stars
$69.99
+2.3%
$67.31
-3.8%
+72.2%$98.34B$25.92B37.2329,000
HL
Hecla Mining
3.7775 of 5 stars
$16.62
+8.7%
$24.79
+49.2%
+177.4%$10.26B$1.42B40.541,865

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