Comparing HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and Pacific North West Capital (OTCMKTS:NMTLF)

HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and Pacific North West Capital (OTCMKTS:NMTLF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares HudBay Minerals and Pacific North West Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HudBay Minerals	22.38%	8.89%	4.47%
Pacific North West Capital	N/A	-0.36%	-0.35%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares HudBay Minerals and Pacific North West Capital”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HudBay Minerals	$2.02 billion	4.91	$76.70 million	$1.16	21.55
Pacific North West Capital	N/A	N/A	-$370,000.00	N/A	N/A

HudBay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific North West Capital.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for HudBay Minerals and Pacific North West Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HudBay Minerals	0	2	12	2	3.00
Pacific North West Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00

HudBay Minerals currently has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.00%. Given HudBay Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe HudBay Minerals is more favorable than Pacific North West Capital.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Risk and Volatility

HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific North West Capital has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HudBay Minerals beats Pacific North West Capital on 12 of the 12 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 Pacific North West Capital

New Age Metals Inc., a mineral exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of platinum group metals (PGMs), and precious and base metal properties in Canada. The company explores for rhodium, palladium, platinum, gold, nickel, copper, and lithium deposits. It holds interests in the River Valley PGE project located in the Dana and Pardo townships of Northern Ontario; the Genesis PGE project located in south central Alaska; and lithium projects situated to the northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. New Age Metals Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.