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HudBay Minerals (HBM) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know

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In the latest trading session, HudBay Minerals (HBM - Free Report) closed at $9.98, marking a +1.84% move from the previous day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.06% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.41%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.39%.

Heading into today, shares of the mining company had gained 1.24% over the past month, lagging the Basic Materials sector's gain of 4.69% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.88%.

The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of HudBay Minerals in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on August 13, 2025. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $545.21 million, indicating a 28.13% upward movement from the same quarter last year.

In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $0.7 per share and a revenue of $2.21 billion, indicating changes of +45.83% and +9.5%, respectively, from the former year.

Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for HudBay Minerals. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 3.05% higher. As of now, HudBay Minerals holds a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

In terms of valuation, HudBay Minerals is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 14.01. This indicates a discount in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 22.16.

We can additionally observe that HBM currently boasts a PEG ratio of 0.28. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. HBM's industry had an average PEG ratio of 0.97 as of yesterday's close.

The Mining - Miscellaneous industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 161, which puts it in the bottom 35% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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