Pacific North West Capital (OTCMKTS:NMTLF – Get Free Report) and HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Insider & 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Pacific North West Capital and HudBay Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pacific North West Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| HudBay Minerals | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3.06 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Pacific North West Capital and HudBay Minerals”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pacific North West Capital | N/A | N/A | -$370,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| HudBay Minerals | $2.02 billion | 5.12 | $76.70 million | $1.16 | 22.48 |
HudBay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific North West Capital.
Risk & Volatility
Pacific North West Capital has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Pacific North West Capital and HudBay Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Pacific North West Capital | N/A | -0.36% | -0.35% |
| HudBay Minerals | 22.38% | 8.89% | 4.47% |
Summary
HudBay Minerals beats Pacific North West Capital on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Pacific North West Capital
New Age Metals Inc., a mineral exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of platinum group metals (PGMs), and precious and base metal properties in Canada. The company explores for rhodium, palladium, platinum, gold, nickel, copper, and lithium deposits. It holds interests in the River Valley PGE project located in the Dana and Pardo townships of Northern Ontario; the Genesis PGE project located in south central Alaska; and lithium projects situated to the northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. New Age Metals Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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.
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