Roth Capital Has Strong Outlook for Hecla Mining Q1 Earnings

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) – Analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Hecla Mining in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, November 6th. Roth Capital analyst J. Reagor now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.06 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.05. Roth Capital currently has a “Sell” rating and a $8.75 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hecla Mining’s current full-year earnings is $0.21 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Hecla Mining’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS.

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $409.54 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $315.60 million. Hecla Mining had a net margin of 9.55% and a return on equity of 5.51%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 67.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.03 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Hecla Mining from $6.00 to $6.50 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. HC Wainwright raised their target price on Hecla Mining from $12.50 to $16.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. CIBC lifted their price target on Hecla Mining from $12.50 to $15.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Hecla Mining from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Hecla Mining from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Hecla Mining currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $9.32.

Hecla Mining Stock Performance

NYSE HL opened at $14.77 on Monday. Hecla Mining has a 1-year low of $4.46 and a 1-year high of $15.44. The company has a 50 day moving average of $12.20 and a 200-day moving average of $8.28. The company has a current ratio of 2.67, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The firm has a market cap of $9.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 92.32 and a beta of 1.29.

Hecla Mining Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 24th will be given a dividend of $0.0038 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Hecla Mining’s payout ratio is currently 3.23%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hecla Mining

In related news, VP Stuart Maurice Absolom sold 14,472 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.29, for a total value of $163,388.88. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 73,200 shares in the company, valued at $826,428. This represents a 16.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Hecla Mining

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. USA Financial Formulas bought a new position in shares of Hecla Mining in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in Hecla Mining by 2,390.0% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,490 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 2,390 shares during the last quarter. MAI Capital Management acquired a new position in Hecla Mining in the third quarter valued at about $39,000. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its holdings in Hecla Mining by 29.9% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 4,023 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 926 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new position in Hecla Mining during the third quarter worth about $49,000. Institutional investors own 63.01% of the company’s stock.

Hecla Mining Company Profile

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.