Hudbay Minerals Inc [HBM] is 55.25% higher this YTD. Is it still time to buy?

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Hudbay Minerals Inc [NYSE: HBM] plunged by -$0.15 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $8.57.

Hudbay Minerals Inc stock has also loss -7.95% of its value over the past 7 days. However, HBM stock has inclined by 14.11% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has lost -14.73% and gained 55.25% year-on date.

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The market cap for HBM stock reached $4.69 billion, with 350.73 million shares outstanding and 350.14 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.44M shares, HBM reached a trading volume of 5015482 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Hudbay Minerals Inc [HBM]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for HBM shares is $11.54 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on HBM stock is a recommendation set at 1.14. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Jefferies have made an estimate for Hudbay Minerals Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on August 14, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Jefferies raised their target price to Hold. The new note on the price target was released on May 03, 2024, representing the official price target for Hudbay Minerals Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $9, while BofA Securities analysts kept a Buy rating on HBM stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Hudbay Minerals Inc is set at 0.40, with the Price to Sales ratio for HBM stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.35. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.36, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.96. Price to Free Cash Flow for HBM in the course of the last twelve months was 17.14 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.49.

HBM stock trade performance evaluation

Hudbay Minerals Inc [HBM] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -7.95. With this latest performance, HBM shares dropped by -6.13% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -14.73% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 107.00% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for HBM stock in for the last two-week period is set at 41.90, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 37.06, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 45.34 for Hudbay Minerals Inc [HBM]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 8.71, while it was recorded at 9.08 for the last single week of trading, and 8.01 for the last 200 days.

Hudbay Minerals Inc [HBM]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals

Hudbay Minerals Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.49 and a Current Ratio set at 1.86.

Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Hudbay Minerals Inc [HBM] stock

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Hudbay Minerals Inc posted 0.07/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.1/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -0.03. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for HBM.

Hudbay Minerals Inc [HBM]: Institutional Ownership

There are presently around $74.45%, or 74.51%% of HBM stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of HBM stocks are: GMT CAPITAL CORP with ownership of 38.75 million shares, which is approximately 11.0479%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 14.78 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$133.8 million in HBM stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$111.69 million in HBM stock with ownership which is approximately 3.5191%.