Analyzing GreenGold Ray Energies (OTCMKTS:GRYEF) and HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM)

HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and GreenGold Ray Energies (OTCMKTS:GRYEF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares HudBay Minerals and GreenGold Ray Energies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HudBay Minerals	25.71%	8.91%	4.56%
GreenGold Ray Energies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of GreenGold Ray Energies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for HudBay Minerals and GreenGold Ray Energies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HudBay Minerals	0	2	12	2	3.00
GreenGold Ray Energies	0	0	0	0	0.00

HudBay Minerals currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.53%. Given HudBay Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe HudBay Minerals is more favorable than GreenGold Ray Energies.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares HudBay Minerals and GreenGold Ray Energies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HudBay Minerals	$2.21 billion	3.72	$568.50 million	$1.43	14.48
GreenGold Ray Energies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

HudBay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than GreenGold Ray Energies.

Summary

HudBay Minerals beats GreenGold Ray Energies on 9 of the 10 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 GreenGold Ray Energies

AU Min Africa PTY, LTD. provides mining, exploration, development, processing, refining, and production services for precious metals, precious gems, and other minerals in South Africa and internationally. It offers its services in the areas of gold, silver, platinum (unrefined and refined), copper, diamond, amethyst, emerald, tsavorite, ruby, and palladium. The company is based in Pretoria, South Africa.