Reviewing HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) & Victoria Gold (OTCMKTS:BGMZF)

Victoria Gold (OTCMKTS:BGMZF) and HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Victoria Gold and HudBay Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victoria Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A
HudBay Minerals	27.48%	9.47%	5.44%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Victoria Gold and HudBay Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Victoria Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00
HudBay Minerals	0	2	11	0	2.85

HudBay Minerals has a consensus price target of $31.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.19%. Given HudBay Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HudBay Minerals is more favorable than Victoria Gold.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Victoria Gold and HudBay Minerals”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Victoria Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HudBay Minerals	$2.21 billion	5.66	$568.50 million	$1.70	16.58

HudBay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Victoria Gold.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Summary

HudBay Minerals beats Victoria Gold on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Victoria Gold

Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of gold properties in Canada. The company focuses on the development of Cariboo Mining District located in Central British Columbia. It controls approximately 195,000 hectares of mineral tenures and Crown-Granted mineral claims, as well as a block of contiguous mineral tenures package centered around the Town of Wells, which is located to the east of Quesnel. The company was formerly known as International Wayside Gold Mines Ltd. and changed its name to Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. in January 2010. Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. was incorporated in 1970 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

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.