Contrasting HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and Excellon Resources (OTCMKTS:EXNRF)

HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and Excellon Resources (OTCMKTS:EXNRF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Excellon Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Excellon Resources has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for HudBay Minerals and Excellon Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HudBay Minerals	0	2	10	2	3.00
Excellon Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00

HudBay Minerals currently has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 2.84%. Given HudBay Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe HudBay Minerals is more favorable than Excellon Resources.

Profitability

This table compares HudBay Minerals and Excellon Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HudBay Minerals	27.75%	10.04%	5.36%
Excellon Resources	N/A	-30.93%	-14.38%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares HudBay Minerals and Excellon Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HudBay Minerals	$2.21 billion	4.77	$568.50 million	$1.66	16.01
Excellon Resources	N/A	N/A	-$5.22 million	($0.03)	-11.48

HudBay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Excellon Resources. Excellon Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HudBay Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

HudBay Minerals beats Excellon Resources on 13 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 Excellon Resources

Excellon Resources Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and advancement of mineral properties. It primarily explores for silver, lead, zinc, and gold deposits, as well as base metals. The company holds 100% interests in the Platosa property covering an area of approximately 11,000 hectares located in Durango State, Mexico; the Evolución property that covers an area of 31,280 hectares situated in the states of Durango and Zacatecas, Mexico; and the Silver City project totaling an area of 340 square kilometers in Saxony, Germany. It also holds 100% interests in the Kilgore project comprising 789 unpatented federal lode claims that covers an area of 6,788 hectares located in Clark County, eastern Idaho; and the Oakley project covering an area of 2,833 hectares in Oakley, Idaho. In addition, the company has an option to acquire the La Negra project located in Querétaro State, Mexico. Excellon Resources Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Toronto, Canada.