Reviewing HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) & Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX)

HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Odyssey Marine Exploration has a beta of 0.06, suggesting that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares HudBay Minerals and Odyssey Marine Exploration’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HudBay Minerals	27.48%	9.47%	5.44%
Odyssey Marine Exploration	-21,320.00%	N/A	-262.11%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for HudBay Minerals and Odyssey Marine Exploration, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HudBay Minerals	0	2	10	0	2.83
Odyssey Marine Exploration	1	0	0	0	1.00

HudBay Minerals presently has a consensus price target of $31.33, indicating a potential upside of 42.70%. Given HudBay Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe HudBay Minerals is more favorable than Odyssey Marine Exploration.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares HudBay Minerals and Odyssey Marine Exploration”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HudBay Minerals	$2.47 billion	3.95	$568.50 million	$1.70	12.92
Odyssey Marine Exploration	$184,074.00	176.86	-$43.08 million	($0.85)	-0.65

HudBay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Odyssey Marine Exploration. Odyssey Marine Exploration 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 Odyssey Marine Exploration on 12 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 Odyssey Marine Exploration

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, discovers, validates, and develops seafloor mineral resources worldwide. The company provides specialized mineral exploration, project development, and marine services to clients. Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.