Reviewing Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) and Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM)

Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Hudbay Minerals has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metals Acquisition has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

57.8% of Hudbay Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Metals Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hudbay Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Metals Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Hudbay Minerals and Metals Acquisition, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hudbay Minerals	0	0	4	2	3.33
Metals Acquisition	0	1	1	0	2.50

Hudbay Minerals presently has a consensus target price of $11.17, suggesting a potential upside of 68.53%. Metals Acquisition has a consensus target price of $14.75, suggesting a potential upside of 46.63%. Given Hudbay Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Hudbay Minerals is more favorable than Metals Acquisition.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hudbay Minerals and Metals Acquisition”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hudbay Minerals	$2.02 billion	1.29	$66.37 million	$0.18	36.81
Metals Acquisition	$340.74 million	2.19	-$144.55 million	N/A	N/A

Hudbay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Metals Acquisition.

Profitability

This table compares Hudbay Minerals and Metals Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hudbay Minerals	3.80%	7.29%	3.35%
Metals Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Hudbay Minerals beats Metals Acquisition on 10 of the 13 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 Metals Acquisition

Metals Acquisition Limited focuses on mining and production of copper and silver. It operates the CSA copper mine in Cobar, Australia. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Saint Helier, Jersey.