Q2 EPS Estimate for Hudbay Minerals Decreased by Analyst

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (TSE:HBM) (NYSE:HBM) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Hudbay Minerals in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now anticipates that the mining company will post earnings per share of $0.14 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.26. The consensus estimate for Hudbay Minerals’ current full-year earnings is $1.12 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Hudbay Minerals’ FY2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on Hudbay Minerals from C$16.00 to C$15.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Scotiabank cut their price objective on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$15.50 to C$14.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$16.00 to C$16.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. TD Securities dropped their price target on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$15.00 to C$14.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on shares of Hudbay Minerals from C$15.50 to C$14.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$15.12.

Hudbay Minerals Stock Performance

Shares of TSE HBM opened at C$10.17 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.39, a current ratio of 1.86 and a quick ratio of 0.85. Hudbay Minerals has a one year low of C$7.37 and a one year high of C$14.33. The business’s 50-day moving average price is C$12.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$11.88. The company has a market capitalization of C$2.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.97 and a beta of 1.83.

Insider Activity at Hudbay Minerals

In related news, Director Peter Gerald Jan Kukielski acquired 9,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were bought at an average price of C$10.76 per share, for a total transaction of C$100,068.00. Also, Senior Officer Robert Alan Carter sold 8,014 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$13.24, for a total transaction of C$106,105.36. 0.07% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.