Hudbay Minerals FY2025 EPS Forecast Reduced by Stifel Canada

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) – Stock analysts at Stifel Canada decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Hudbay Minerals in a report released on Thursday, March 27th. Stifel Canada analyst R. Profiti now forecasts that the mining company will post earnings per share of $0.53 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.55. Stifel Canada has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hudbay Minerals’ current full-year earnings is $0.79 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Hudbay Minerals’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $0.76 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $1.00 EPS.

Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The mining company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $584.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $588.28 million. Hudbay Minerals had a net margin of 3.80% and a return on equity of 7.29%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.20 earnings per share.

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Hudbay Minerals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $11.50.

Hudbay Minerals Stock Performance

NYSE HBM opened at $7.70 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $8.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8.55. The stock has a market cap of $3.04 billion, a PE ratio of 42.75 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a current ratio of 1.86. Hudbay Minerals has a fifty-two week low of $6.42 and a fifty-two week high of $10.49.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hudbay Minerals

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of HBM. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in shares of Hudbay Minerals by 9.5% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,346,659 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $12,395,000 after purchasing an additional 117,275 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of Hudbay Minerals by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 354,392 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $3,260,000 after buying an additional 2,624 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its position in shares of Hudbay Minerals by 20.5% in the 3rd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 89,804 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $827,000 after buying an additional 15,258 shares during the last quarter. PDT Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Hudbay Minerals by 32.0% in the third quarter. PDT Partners LLC now owns 194,382 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $1,786,000 after buying an additional 47,155 shares during the period. Finally, Cinctive Capital Management LP raised its position in shares of Hudbay Minerals by 39.7% during the third quarter. Cinctive Capital Management LP now owns 410,669 shares of the mining company’s stock worth $3,777,000 after acquiring an additional 116,732 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 57.82% of the company’s stock.

Hudbay Minerals Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 4th were given a $0.007 dividend. This is a boost from Hudbay Minerals’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.01. This represents a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 4th. Hudbay Minerals’s dividend payout ratio is 5.56%.

About Hudbay Minerals

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.