GSM vs HBM vs SND Stock Comparison

Ferroglobe, Hudbay Minerals and Smart Sand Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GSM Ferroglobe PLC
$3.84 -9.9% 1M -20.8% 1Y
Market cap
$717.54M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.37B
Div. yield
1.15%
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc.
$21.70 -20.2% 1M +35.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.58B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.47B
Div. yield
0.14%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.62 -13.5% 1M +114.9% 1Y
Market cap
$179.99M
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
5.41%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hudbay Minerals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hudbay Minerals 6, Smart Sand 3, Ferroglobe 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSMHBMSNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $717.54M $8.58B $179.99M HBM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.9x 12.5x 17.3x HBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.5% +12.1% +26.5% SND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% 27.7% 2.7% HBM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.5% 12.6% 3.1% HBM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x 0.1x GSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.15% 0.14% 5.41% SND
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.8% +35.6% +114.9% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.0%/yr +26.7%/yr +14.6%/yr HBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.7% 63.1% 71.0% GSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 73/100 72/100 HBM

Percentile Scorecard

GSMHBMSND

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGSMHBMSND
Valuation 77 #38 of 165 84 #27 of 165 95 #9 of 165
Growth 19 #122 of 150 91 #15 of 150 74 #40 of 150
Profitability 38 #76 of 122 88 #16 of 122 55 #56 of 122
Financial Health 51 #82 of 166 52 #81 of 166 44 #93 of 166
Shareholder Returns 65 #38 of 107 50 #54 of 107 94 #7 of 107
Overall 50 73 72
  • GSM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • HBM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SND ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGSMHBMSNDSPY
1 month -9.9%-20.2%-13.5% -2.3%
3 months +18.2%-7.3%+6.9% -0.7%
6 months -18.1%-0.3%-14.4% +4.8%
Year to date -17.2%+9.3%+15.5% +10.3%
1 year -20.8%+35.6%+114.9% +10.3%
3 years -18.3%+364.7%+113.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year -6.5%+66.9%+28.9% +20.1%
5 years -44.3%+226.8%+97.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year -11.0%+26.7%+14.6% +10.1%
10 years -56.6%+404.7%— +258.6%
10 years, per year -8.0%+17.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGSMHBMSNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.7%63.1%71.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.2%68.3%80.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.372.79-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.350.561.62 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-63.3%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%-31.9%-20.6% -3.5%
52-week high $5.45$31.87$5.82 $779.14
52-week low $3.14$14.58$2.09 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGSMHBMSND
P/E now vs peer median -17.9xmedian 12.5x 12.5xmedian 12.5x 17.3xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 7.3x 5.7xmedian 7.3x 4.8xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.2xmedian 14.6x 9.8xmedian 14.6x 5.2xmedian 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 0.28 0.04median 0.28 2.75median 0.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGSMHBMSND
Revenue $1.37B $2.47B $386.99M
Gross profit – $972.40M $52.09M
Operating income -$37.28M $1.10B $7.85M
Net income -$45.85M $680.00M $10.49M
Free cash flow $14.57M $880.20M $34.63M
R&D – $58.40M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $1.72 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $93.08M $890.90M $10.20M
Total debt $60.01M $1.13B $14.66M
Shares (diluted) 188.36M 396.65M 41.37M
Enterprise value $233.78M $5.90B $122.70M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGSMHBMSND
P/E -17.9x 12.5x 17.3x
P/FCF 49.2x 9.8x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 9.8x 3.8x
P/S 0.5x 3.5x 0.5x
P/B 1.0x 1.8x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.8x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 5.7x 4.8x
EV/EBIT -18.4x 8.0x 23.5x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 3.6x 0.5x
EV/FCF 47.0x 10.0x 5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.3x 10.0x 3.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 0.04 2.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSMHBMSND
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.5% 12.1% 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.4% 24.6% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 32.8% 64.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 71.9% 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.3% 89.3% 193.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.6% 126.5% 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 48.4% 139.9% 1,206%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 410.6% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.0% 122.6% 1,143%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.2% 346.8% 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -38.8% 1.5% 350.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.3% – 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.7% 2,912% 16,392%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -62.9% 115.3% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSMHBMSND
Gross margin – 39.4% 13.5%
EBITDA margin 4.7% 61.9% 10.0%
Operating margin -2.7% 44.7% 2.0%
Pretax margin -1.6% 47.3% 1.9%
Net margin -3.0% 27.7% 2.7%
FCF margin 1.1% 35.7% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 35.6% 12.1%
Return on equity -6.6% 16.3% 4.4%
Return on assets -3.0% 43.1% 3.1%
Return on invested capital -4.5% 12.6% 3.1%
Return on capital employed -2.6% – 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.0x 1.3x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSMHBMSND
Debt / assets 3.9% 78.4% 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 4.1x 1.3x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% -231.7% 31.4%
Equity / assets 46.3% 331.7% 68.6%
Interest coverage -1.8x 14.9x –
Current ratio 5.9x – 1.7x
Quick ratio 3.1x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 2.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSMHBMSND
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.1% 5.4%
Net buyback yield -0.7% -0.4% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.5% -0.2% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 1.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -260.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -59.0% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGSMHBMSND
Forward P/E – 14.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.05FY2026 $1.48FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +120.9%FY2026 -1,000.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +27.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 $3.05BFY2026 $380.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.0% +18.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSMHBMSND
Held by institutions 55.9% 83.1% 49.7%
Institutions holding 174 319 91
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +10.9% +12.9%
Institutions buying 94 200 69
Institutions selling 58 82 17
Buyers to sellers 1.62 2.44 4.06

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GSMHBMSND
GSM 1.00 0.32 0.00
HBM 0.32 1.00 0.12
SND 0.00 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GSM, HBM and SND?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ferroglobe (GSM) $717.54M, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) $8.58B, Smart Sand (SND) $179.99M.

Which stock is cheaper, GSM, HBM and SND?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ferroglobe (GSM) -17.9x, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 12.5x, Smart Sand (SND) 17.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Smart Sand (SND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ferroglobe (GSM) -8.5%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +12.1%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) has the highest net margin (Ferroglobe (GSM) -3.0%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 27.7%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) leads (Ferroglobe (GSM) -4.5%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 12.6%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Ferroglobe (GSM) -20.8%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +35.6%, Smart Sand (SND) +114.9%. Over five years, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) compounded fastest (Ferroglobe (GSM) -11.0%/yr, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +26.7%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smart Sand (SND) has the highest dividend yield: Ferroglobe (GSM) 1.15%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 0.14%, Smart Sand (SND) 5.41%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferroglobe (GSM) has been the steadiest (Ferroglobe (GSM) 58.7%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 63.1%, Smart Sand (SND) 71.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GSM, HBM and SND?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.