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Hudbay Minerals Inc.

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 27% YoY at strong marginsStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesQuiet on X (78 mentions/wk)
$HBM·$10B·Copper·Basic Materials
$23.62-2.5%YTD+26.6%1Y+36.9%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
HBHBM
$HBMHudbay Minerals Inc.
$23.62-2.48%78 posts1×
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On X

The complete picture of $HBM on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

78X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $HBM's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data8 posts analyzed · as of 2026-10-02

The $HBM feed is a Robinhood-chain memecoin playing on "memory is the AI bottleneck" — the thread is a series of multiplier updates (2x → 3x → 5x → 6x → 7x) from an early entry at a $47K MC, with holders at ~+143% so far. The pitch is "HBM puts memory on-chain" with a daily proof system that gauges GPU VRAM throughput. There is no bear voice in the sample; everyone posting rode the move.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $HBM — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

A diversified copper miner at the center of the AI-electrification demand curve — up 76% TTM with growth still extending.

Hudbay Minerals is a diversified Canadian base-metals miner — primarily copper, with zinc, gold and silver — operations across Peru, Canada and the US. The stock has outperformed by a wide margin as copper's AI-electrification demand finally shows up in the realized price.

  • The business is accelerating: Q1 2026 revenue of $757M at +27% YoY on 49% gross margins and a 40% operating margin — copper prices are converting straight to the bottom line, with 2027 consensus revenue of $3.4B against this year's $2.9B.
  • Beats are consistent: last four EPS surprises at +8%, +18%, -45%, -50% — the two misses are from Q3/Q4 2025 before the copper rally; the last two beats are the setup bulls were waiting for.
  • 19x trailing earnings for a copper miner at 40% op margins and 7% ROIC is not stretched — the FY27 forward P/E drops below 14x if consensus holds, which is where the copper-leveraged peer group typically re-rates to.

Nov 4 Q3 earnings with copper realizations above $4.80/lb and production guide holding extends the setup; a copper-price pullback or an operational miss and the stock gives back the recent run.

What to watch: Nov 4 Q3 earnings — copper realization per pound, production guide for Peru/Canada operations, and any update on the Copper Mountain mine ramp. A copper-price pullback below $4.50/lb or a production miss resets the move; strong realizations extend it.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 2026 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Canadian diversified miner producing copper, gold, silver, and molybdenum from mines in North and South America.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Copper sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $HBM.

Copper · Basic Materials

No material change from last week — EV adoption, grid electrification, and AI data-center power wiring sustain structural copper demand against constrained supply.

What this means for $HBM

Partial — Canadian diversified miner producing copper, gold, silver, and molybdenum from mines in North and South America.

Top industry ETF

$COPXGlobal X Copper Miners ETF
+9.9%YTD
+27.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
19.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
6.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
28.7%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
5.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
20.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
37.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.3Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 29, 2026$0.28$0.26+8.4%
Q1 2026May 1, 2026$0.40$0.34+17.6%
Q4 2025Feb 20, 2026$0.22$0.40-45.0%
Q3 2025Nov 12, 2025$0.03$0.06-50.0%
Next earningsThu, Nov 12·consensus EPS $0.35

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$757.3M+27.3%48.6%40.0%$0.47$69.8M
Q4 FY25$732.9M+25.3%36.9%29.6%$0.33$42.3M
Q3 FY25$346.8M-28.6%18.8%3.0%$0.56$3.1M
Q2 FY25$536.4M+26.1%32.9%28.3%$0.30$137.4M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 15 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$2.9B$2.8B – $3.1B$1.56$1.32 – $1.7415
FY27$3.4B$2.7B – $4.1B$1.96$1.62 – $2.4015
FY28$3.4B$2.8B – $4.2B$1.97$0.97 – $2.9215
FY29$4.1B$3.7B – $4.7B$2.44$2.07 – $2.8410
FY30$4.0B$3.5B – $4.5B$2.24$1.90 – $2.607

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.52%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-12.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-4.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 427.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β2.315-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

No material 8-K / SC 13D / S-3 / 424B5 filings in the last 180 days.

+ 15 other (8 6-Ks · 3 13Gs · 1 S-8 · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

HudBay Minerals (HBM) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insightszacks.com·9h agoDo Options Traders Know Something About HBM Stock We Don't?zacks.com·17h agoHudbay to Host Conference Call for Third Quarter 2026 Resultsglobenewswire.com·2d agoSK Hynix Delays HBM4 Equipment Orders as Its Stock Falls 5 Days Straight247wallst.com·3d agoMicron's HBM4 Ramp-Up: Can Higher Pricing Lift Margins Further?zacks.com·4d ago

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