Hecla Mining Co (NYSE: HL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 42.62x compared to its average ratio. HL has 36-month beta value of 1.52. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HL is 592.02M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.38% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HL on May 06, 2025 was 22.41M shares.
HL) stock’s latest price update
Hecla Mining Co (NYSE: HL) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -1.15 compared to its previous closing price of 4.79. However, the company has seen a fall of -18.36% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-02 that Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 2, 2025 10:00 AM ET Corporate Participants Mike Parkin – Vice President Strategy Investor Relations Rob Krcmarov – President and Chief Executive Officer Russell Lawlar – SVP and Chief Financial Officer Carlos Aguiar – SVP and Chief Operating Officer Kurt Allen – VP, Exploration Matt Blattman – VP, Technical Services Conference Call Participants Heiko Ihle – H.C. Wainwright Dalton Baretto – Canaccord Michael Siperco – RBC Capital Markets Andrew Dusome – National Bank Financial Henry Hearle – B.
HL’s Market Performance
HL’s stock has fallen by -18.36% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 0.32% and a quarterly drop of -19.47%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.55% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.75% for Hecla Mining Co The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -14.57% for HL’s stock, with a -17.93% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HL
ROTH MKM, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HL reach a price target of $4.40, previously predicting the price at $4. The rating they have provided for HL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 13th, 2023.
BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Outperform” to HL, setting the target price at $5.50 in the report published on September 14th of the previous year.
HL Trading at -14.04% 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 -38.35% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.75%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.55%, as shares sank -1.57% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.21% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HL fell by -18.88%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -21.71% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.54. In addition, Hecla Mining Co saw -3.56% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
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:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.19 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hecla Mining Co stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 3.49, with 2.34 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 7.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.02. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.59.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 313.36 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.03. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.24. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.43.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Hecla Mining Co (HL) has had a bad 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.
