Why Hudbay Minerals (TSX:HBM) Is Up 5.9% After Mitsubishi Backs Copper World Expansion And What's Next

• Hudbay Minerals recently benefited from higher copper prices after production was suspended at Freeport’s Grasberg mine due to a tragic mudslide.
• Investor attention has also focused on Hudbay’s US$600 million partnership with Mitsubishi for a 30% stake in the Copper World project, expected to lift the company’s total copper output by more than 50% while easing its funding burden.
• Now we’ll examine how the Mitsubishi-backed Copper World expansion reshapes Hudbay’s investment narrative and the balance of its risks.

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Hudbay Minerals Investment Narrative Recap

To own Hudbay Minerals, you need to believe in copper as a core earnings driver and in Hudbay’s ability to execute large, capital intensive projects like Copper World without major cost or permitting setbacks. Recent gains from higher copper prices after Grasberg’s suspension support near term cash flow, but they do not fundamentally change the central catalyst: delivering Copper World on time and on budget, or the key risk of project delays and inflation pushing costs higher.

The most relevant recent development here is Mitsubishi’s US$600 million investment for a 30% stake in Copper World, which is expected to lift Hudbay’s total copper production by more than 50% while easing the company’s funding burden. This backs the project with a well capitalized partner, reducing Hudbay’s equity requirements, but it does not remove execution, permitting, or cost overrun risks that could still weigh on returns if project delivery stumbles.

Yet investors should also be aware that if Copper World runs into permitting delays or escalating costs, the impact on Hudbay’s future...

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Hudbay Minerals' narrative projects $2.4 billion revenue and $373.5 million earnings by 2028. This requires 2.6% yearly revenue growth and an earnings increase of about $84.5 million from $289.0 million today.

Uncover how Hudbay Minerals' forecasts yield a CA$26.90 fair value, a 5% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

Six Simply Wall St Community fair value estimates for Hudbay range widely, from CA$6.60 up to CA$55.01, showing just how far apart views on upside and downside potential can be. Against that backdrop, the Mitsubishi backed Copper World expansion as a single, high impact project makes execution risk especially important for anyone weighing these very different opinions about Hudbay’s future performance.

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