Hudbay Minerals (HBM) Competitors

Hudbay Minerals (TSE:HBM) and Teck Resources (TSE:TECK.B) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, HBM or TECK.B?

Hudbay Minerals has a beta of 2.016016, indicating that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teck Resources has a beta of 1.604745, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HBM or TECK.B a better dividend stock?

Hudbay Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Teck Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Hudbay Minerals pays out 2.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Teck Resources pays out 86.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HBM or TECK.B?

Teck Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Hudbay Minerals. Hudbay Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teck Resources, 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
Hudbay Minerals	C$2.20B	3.37	C$69.59M	C$0.73	25.71
Teck Resources	C$9.96B	2.72	C$1.46B	C$0.58	95.36

Does the media favor HBM or TECK.B?

In the previous week, Teck Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Hudbay Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Teck Resources and 10 mentions for Hudbay Minerals. Hudbay Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Teck Resources' score of 0.21 indicating that Hudbay Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hudbay Minerals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teck Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HBM or TECK.B?

43.4% of Hudbay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Teck Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Hudbay Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Teck Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HBM or TECK.B more profitable?

Teck Resources has a net margin of 9.41% compared to Hudbay Minerals' net margin of 4.23%. Teck Resources' return on equity of 5.03% beat Hudbay Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hudbay Minerals	4.23%	3.74%	4.78%
Teck Resources	9.41%	5.03%	3.62%

Do analysts rate HBM or TECK.B?

Hudbay Minerals presently has a consensus target price of C$17.25, indicating a potential downside of 8.10%. Teck Resources has a consensus target price of C$64.12, indicating a potential upside of 15.92%. Given Teck Resources' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Teck Resources is more favorable than Hudbay Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hudbay Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.27
Teck Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Summary

Teck Resources beats Hudbay Minerals on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.