A Major In The Making

Leading Base Metals Mining Company - Exploration, Mining, Metal Production and Sales

Free
Message: HudBay Minerals Shares Cross 2% Yield Mark
|
2/20/2013 @ 3:37PM |22 views
DividendChannel.com, Contributor

In trading on Wednesday, shares of HudBay Minerals Inc (Toronto: HBM) were yielding above the 2% mark based on its semi-annual dividend (annualized to $0.20), with the stock changing hands as low as $9.88 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market’s total return.

In general, dividend amounts are not always predictable and tend to follow the ups and downs of profitability at each company. In the case of HudBay Minerals Inc, looking at the history chart for HBM below can help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue, and in turn whether it is a reasonable expectation to expect a 2% annual yield.

Click here to find out which 9 other Canadian dividend stocks just recently went ”on sale” and crossed into new yield territory, at CanadaStockChannel.com »

The chart below shows the one year performance of HBM shares, versus its 200 day moving average:

Looking at the chart above, HBM’s low point in its 52 week range is $7.36 per share, with $12.44 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $10.06.

Share
New Message
Please login to post a reply