Comparing HudBay Minerals (HBM) and Its Competitors

HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) is one of 1,984 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare HudBay Minerals to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HudBay Minerals’ competitors have a beta of 1.01, meaning that their average stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares HudBay Minerals and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
HudBay Minerals	$2.47 billion	$568.50 million	13.86
HudBay Minerals Competitors	$174.33 billion	$279.03 million	-47.22

HudBay Minerals’ competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than HudBay Minerals. HudBay Minerals is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

HudBay Minerals pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. HudBay Minerals pays out 1.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 10.3% and pay out 10.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares HudBay Minerals and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HudBay Minerals	27.48%	9.47%	5.44%
HudBay Minerals Competitors	-1,168,050,136,845,918,000.00%	-50.94%	-2.11%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for HudBay Minerals and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HudBay Minerals	0	2	10	0	2.83
HudBay Minerals Competitors	6393	22555	32246	1790	2.47

HudBay Minerals currently has a consensus price target of $31.33, indicating a potential upside of 33.01%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 27.99%. Given HudBay Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HudBay Minerals is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

HudBay Minerals beats its competitors on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

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. The company's flagship project is the 100% owned Constancia mine located in the Province of Chumbivilcas in southern Peru. Hudbay Minerals Inc. was founded in 1927 and is based in Toronto, Canada.