Paradigm Capital Predicts Hudbay Minerals Q2 Earnings

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) – Stock analysts at Paradigm Capital cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Hudbay Minerals in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 28th. Paradigm Capital analyst J. Woolley now forecasts that the mining company will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.15. The consensus estimate for Hudbay Minerals’ current full-year earnings is $0.79 per share. Paradigm Capital also issued estimates for Hudbay Minerals’ FY2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $0.51 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Hudbay Minerals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Stifel Canada upgraded Hudbay Minerals to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Desjardins assumed coverage on Hudbay Minerals in a research note on Friday, April 4th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Hudbay Minerals in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hudbay Minerals currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $14.00.

Hudbay Minerals Price Performance

NYSE:HBM opened at $7.27 on Thursday. Hudbay Minerals has a one year low of $5.95 and a one year high of $10.49. The company has a market cap of $2.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.39 and a beta of 1.62. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $7.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.86 and a quick ratio of 1.47.

Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) (TSE:HBM) last posted 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). Hudbay Minerals had a return on equity of 7.29% and a net margin of 3.80%. The firm had revenue of $584.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $588.28 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.20 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hudbay Minerals Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of Hudbay Minerals

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Hudbay Minerals during the 4th quarter worth about $50,260,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Hudbay Minerals by 86.9% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,149,134 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $74,105,000 after purchasing an additional 4,253,400 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD purchased a new position in shares of Hudbay Minerals during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $17,657,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Hudbay Minerals by 102.4% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,275,895 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $34,684,000 after buying an additional 2,163,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in shares of Hudbay Minerals by 111.8% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,777,571 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $30,602,000 after buying an additional 1,994,431 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 57.82% of the company’s stock.

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.