New Gold (NYSE:NGD – Get Free Report) and Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
42.8% of New Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of Hudbay Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of New Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Hudbay Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares New Gold and Hudbay Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| New Gold | -2.53% | 5.22% | 2.03% |
| Hudbay Minerals | 4.03% | 6.71% | 2.89% |
Risk and Volatility
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for New Gold and Hudbay Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| New Gold | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Hudbay Minerals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3.33 |
New Gold presently has a consensus target price of $3.08, suggesting a potential upside of 10.00%. Hudbay Minerals has a consensus target price of $11.17, suggesting a potential upside of 20.07%. Given Hudbay Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hudbay Minerals is more favorable than New Gold.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares New Gold and Hudbay Minerals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| New Gold | $810.80 million | 2.73 | -$64.50 million | ($0.10) | -28.00 |
| Hudbay Minerals | $2.03 billion | 1.82 | $66.37 million | $0.23 | 40.83 |
Hudbay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than New Gold. New Gold 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 New Gold on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About New Gold
New Gold Inc., an intermediate gold mining company, develops and operates of mineral properties in Canada. It primarily explores for gold, silver, and copper deposits. The company’s principal operating properties include 100% interest in the Rainy River mine located in Northwestern Ontario, Canada; and New Afton project situated in South-Central British Columbia. New Gold Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, 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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