Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM – Get Free Report) and DeFi Technologies (OTC:DEFTF – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
57.8% of Hudbay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hudbay Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Hudbay Minerals and DeFi Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Hudbay Minerals | $2.03 billion | 1.81 | $66.37 million | $0.23 | 40.63 |
DeFi Technologies | $7.67 million | 68.35 | -$15.03 million | $0.13 | 13.36 |
Profitability
This table compares Hudbay Minerals and DeFi Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Hudbay Minerals | 4.03% | 6.71% | 2.89% |
DeFi Technologies | N/A | 232.34% | 12.17% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Hudbay Minerals and DeFi Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Hudbay Minerals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3.33 |
DeFi Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
Hudbay Minerals currently has a consensus price target of $11.17, indicating a potential upside of 19.49%. Given Hudbay Minerals’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hudbay Minerals is more favorable than DeFi Technologies.
Summary
Hudbay Minerals beats DeFi Technologies on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About DeFi Technologies
DeFi Technologies Inc., a technology company, develops and lists exchange traded products in Canada, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands. The company provides asset management services, such as investment vehicles, indirect exposure to underlying cryptocurrencies, digital asset indexes, and other decentralized finance instruments. It also participates in decentralized blockchain networks by processing data transactions that contribute to network security and stability, governance, and transaction validation. In addition, the company invests in decentralized finance companies in early-stage ventures. Further, it offers node management of decentralized protocols to support governance, security, and transaction validation for their networks. The company was formerly known as Valour Inc. and changed its name to DeFi Technologies Inc. in July 2023. DeFi Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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