The stock of Hecla Mining Co (HL) has gone up by 6.22% for the week, with a -0.34% drop in the past month and a 8.60% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.65%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 6.04% for HL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.62% for HL’s stock, with a simple moving average of 0.55% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Hecla Mining Co (NYSE: HL) Right Now?
Hecla Mining Co (NYSE: HL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 103.20x compared to its average ratio. HL has 36-month beta value of 1.49. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HL is 592.16M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.16% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HL on April 21, 2025 was 21.04M shares.
HL) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Hecla Mining Co (NYSE: HL) has dropped by -3.01 compared to previous close of 5.99. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 6.22% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-10 that Hecla Mining (HL) witnessed a jump in share price last session on above-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions for the stock doesn’t suggest further strength down the road.
Analysts’ Opinion of HL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HL stocks, with ROTH MKM repeating the rating for HL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HL in the upcoming period, according to ROTH MKM is $4.40 based on the research report published on October 13, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HL reach a price target of $5.50. The rating they have provided for HL stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 14th, 2023.
National Bank Financial gave a rating of “Outperform” to HL, setting the target price at $7.50 in the report published on June 28th of the previous year.
HL Trading at 4.27% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.35% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.04%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.65%, as shares sank -0.68% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.35% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HL rose by +6.22%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +21.80% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.55. In addition, Hecla Mining Co saw 18.33% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HL starting from Sienko David C, who sale 21,826 shares at the price of $5.18 back on Feb 26 ’25. After this action, Sienko David C now owns 914,571 shares of Hecla Mining Co, valued at $113,059 using the latest closing price.
Lawlar Russell Douglas, the Sr. VP & CFO of Hecla Mining Co, sale 16,333 shares at $5.18 during a trade that took place back on Feb 26 ’25, which means that Lawlar Russell Douglas is holding 297,983 shares at $84,605 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.15 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hecla Mining Co stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 1.79, with 1.19 for asset returns.
Based on Hecla Mining Co (HL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.02 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 6.49. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.02. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.87.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 306.52 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.02. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.92. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.08.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Hecla Mining Co (HL) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
