Brokers Set Expectations for Hudbay Minerals Q1 Earnings

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (TSE:HBM) (NYSE:HBM) – Stifel Canada dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Hudbay Minerals in a report released on Tuesday, April 15th. Stifel Canada analyst R. Profiti now anticipates that the mining company will post earnings per share of $0.11 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.26. Stifel Canada currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hudbay Minerals’ current full-year earnings is $1.12 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Hudbay Minerals’ FY2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS.

HBM has been the topic of a number of other reports. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Hudbay Minerals from C$15.00 to C$16.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$14.00 to C$13.50 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 28th. TD Securities dropped their price objective on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$15.00 to C$14.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Desjardins raised shares of Hudbay Minerals to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Raymond James increased their price target on Hudbay Minerals from C$16.00 to C$17.00 in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$15.64.

Hudbay Minerals Price Performance

TSE HBM opened at C$9.74 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is C$10.71 and its 200 day moving average price is C$11.88. Hudbay Minerals has a 1 year low of C$8.49 and a 1 year high of C$14.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.39, a current ratio of 1.86 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The company has a market cap of C$2.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.43, a PEG ratio of 3.97 and a beta of 1.83.

Insider Activity at Hudbay Minerals

In other Hudbay Minerals news, Director Peter Gerald Jan Kukielski acquired 9,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$10.76 per share, for a total transaction of C$100,068.00. Also, Senior Officer Francisco Javier Del Rio Del Aguila sold 12,959 shares of Hudbay Minerals stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$12.00, for a total value of C$155,508.00. Over the last quarter, insiders bought 11,800 shares of company stock valued at $127,418. 0.07% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hudbay Minerals Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st were issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 4th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.1%. Hudbay Minerals’s dividend payout ratio is presently 5.63%.

Hudbay Minerals Company Profile

Hudbay Minerals Inc, a diversified mining company, focuses on the exploration, development, operation, and optimization of properties in North and South America. It produces copper concentrates containing gold, silver, and molybdenum; gold concentrates containing zinc; zinc concentrates; molybdenum concentrates; and silver/gold doré.