HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM – Get Free Report) and First Colombia Gold (OTCMKTS:FCGD – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares HudBay Minerals and First Colombia Gold’s 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% |
| First Colombia Gold | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of First Colombia Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for HudBay Minerals and First Colombia Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| HudBay Minerals | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3.00 |
| First Colombia Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
HudBay Minerals presently has a consensus target price of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 7.74%. Given HudBay Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe HudBay Minerals is more favorable than First Colombia Gold.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares HudBay Minerals and First Colombia Gold”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 | 4.56 | $568.50 million | $1.66 | 15.28 |
| First Colombia Gold | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
HudBay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than First Colombia Gold.
Summary
HudBay Minerals beats First Colombia Gold on 11 of the 11 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 First Colombia Gold
First Colombia Gold Corp. engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas properties. The company operates through Energy and Mining divisions. It holds interests in 96 oil wells with a gross acreage of 4,302 acres in the counties of Cumberland, Monroe, Overton, and Clinton. The company is also involved in the precious minerals exploration business. It owns 2 unpatented mining claims in the Skip Silver prospect covering an area of approximately 40 acres in central Montana. The company was formerly known as Amazon Goldsands Ltd. and changed its name to First Colombia Gold Corp. in November 2010. First Colombia Gold Corp. was founded in 1997 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.
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