China Natural Resources (NASDAQ:CHNR) and HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) Financial Comparison

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for China Natural Resources and HudBay Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Natural Resources	1	0	0	0	1.00
HudBay Minerals	0	2	10	2	3.00

HudBay Minerals has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.74%. Given HudBay Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HudBay Minerals is more favorable than China Natural Resources.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of China Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of China Natural Resources 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

China Natural Resources has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Natural Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
HudBay Minerals	27.75%	10.04%	5.36%

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Natural Resources	N/A	N/A	-$180,000.00	N/A	N/A
HudBay Minerals	$2.21 billion	4.56	$568.50 million	$1.66	15.28

HudBay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than China Natural Resources.

Summary

HudBay Minerals beats China Natural Resources on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Natural Resources

China Natural Resources, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and mining of metal properties in the People's Republic of China. It explores for lead, silver, and other nonferrous metals. The company holds interest in the Moruogu Tong mine that covers an area of 7.81 square kilometers located in Bayannaoer City, Inner Mongolia. It also offers equipment for rural wastewater treatment; and engineering. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. China Natural Resources, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Feishang Industrial Group Co., Ltd.

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.