Recent Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Hecla Mining (HL)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL):

• 2/21/2025 – Hecla Mining had its price target lowered by analysts at TD Securities from $7.00 to $6.50. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/18/2025 – Hecla Mining had its price target lowered by analysts at Roth Mkm from $6.60 to $6.50. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/17/2025 – Hecla Mining was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/14/2025 – Hecla Mining had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at HC Wainwright. They now have a $11.50 price target on the stock.

Hecla Mining Price Performance

HL opened at $5.51 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $5.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.55. Hecla Mining has a 1 year low of $3.90 and a 1 year high of $7.68. The firm has a market cap of $3.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 110.12 and a beta of 1.94.

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The basic materials company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($0.01). Hecla Mining had a return on equity of 3.10% and a net margin of 3.85%. The company had revenue of $249.66 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $229.21 million. As a group, analysts predict that Hecla Mining will post 0.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Hecla Mining Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be given a $0.0038 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $0.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.27%. Hecla Mining’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.00%.

Insider Transactions at Hecla Mining

In other news, CEO Robert Krcmarov bought 6,570 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was bought at an average price of $5.29 per share, for a total transaction of $34,755.30. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 331,856 shares in the company, valued at $1,755,518.24. This trade represents a 2.02 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Michael L. Clary sold 32,387 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.18, for a total value of $167,764.66. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 246,440 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,276,559.20. The trade was a 11.62 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 57,915 shares of company stock worth $300,000. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Hecla Mining by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 61,393,040 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $301,440,000 after buying an additional 774,000 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hecla Mining by 100.5% in the 4th quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 15,885,647 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $77,999,000 after purchasing an additional 7,960,826 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hecla Mining by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 13,904,662 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $68,289,000 after purchasing an additional 39,421 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Hecla Mining by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,220,645 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $35,453,000 after acquiring an additional 502,094 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its position in Hecla Mining by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,098,558 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $29,944,000 after acquiring an additional 289,865 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.01% of the company’s stock.

Hecla Mining Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides precious and base metal properties in the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, and China. The company mines for silver, gold, lead, and zinc concentrates, as well as carbon material containing silver and gold for custom smelters, metal traders, and third-party processors; and doré containing silver and gold.