Hecla Mining’s (HL) Neutral Rating Reaffirmed at Roth Capital

Roth Capital restated their neutral rating on shares of Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) in a research note published on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm currently has a $6.00 target price on the basic materials company’s stock. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Hecla Mining’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the company. National Bankshares set a $7.00 price target on Hecla Mining in a research report on Friday, June 13th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $5.50 price objective (down from $7.50) on shares of Hecla Mining in a research note on Monday, May 5th. National Bank Financial upgraded shares of Hecla Mining to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Finally, TD Securities dropped their price target on shares of Hecla Mining from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $6.92.

Hecla Mining Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of HL stock opened at $6.05 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Hecla Mining has a 12 month low of $4.41 and a 12 month high of $7.68. The stock has a market cap of $3.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.01 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $5.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5.49.

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.01). Hecla Mining had a net margin of 7.13% and a return on equity of 3.87%. The business had revenue of $261.34 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $238.50 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.01) EPS. The company’s revenue was up 37.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that Hecla Mining will post 0.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Hecla Mining Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd were paid a $0.0038 dividend. This represents a $0.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 23rd. Hecla Mining’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 9.09%.

Insider Activity at Hecla Mining

In related news, Director Catherine J. Boggs acquired 20,000 shares of Hecla Mining stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $4.99 per share, for a total transaction of $99,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 348,169 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,737,363.31. This represents a 6.09% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Stuart Maurice Absolom sold 18,926 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.66, for a total transaction of $126,047.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 59,410 shares in the company, valued at $395,670.60. This trade represents a 24.16% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hecla Mining

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Tidal Investments LLC grew its holdings in Hecla Mining by 100.5% during the 4th quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 15,885,647 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $77,999,000 after buying an additional 7,960,826 shares in the last quarter. Pale Fire Capital SE bought a new position in shares of Hecla Mining during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $41,360,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hecla Mining in the fourth quarter valued at $18,441,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Hecla Mining in the first quarter worth $18,410,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in Hecla Mining by 182.4% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 5,006,115 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $24,580,000 after purchasing an additional 3,233,116 shares during the last quarter. 63.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Hecla Mining

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.