National Bank Financial Weighs in on Hecla Mining Q1 Earnings

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hecla Mining in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. National Bank Financial analyst A. Dusome expects that the basic materials company will earn $0.03 per share for the quarter. National Bank Financial has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hecla Mining’s current full-year earnings is $0.21 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Hecla Mining’s FY2025 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on HL. TD Securities lowered shares of Hecla Mining from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $6.50 to $5.50 in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $11.50 price target on shares of Hecla Mining in a report on Friday, February 14th. StockNews.com raised Hecla Mining from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 17th. Finally, Roth Mkm decreased their target price on Hecla Mining from $6.60 to $6.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $7.75.

Hecla Mining Trading Up 1.4 %

NYSE:HL opened at $5.89 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 117.82 and a beta of 1.77. Hecla Mining has a 1-year low of $4.41 and a 1-year high of $7.68. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $5.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $5.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The basic materials company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.01). Hecla Mining had a net margin of 3.85% and a return on equity of 3.10%. The company had revenue of $249.66 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $229.21 million.

Hecla Mining Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th were paid a $0.0038 dividend. This represents a $0.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 10th. Hecla Mining’s dividend payout ratio is 20.00%.

Insider Activity

In other Hecla Mining news, VP Kurt Allen sold 9,195 shares of Hecla Mining stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.18, for a total value of $47,630.10. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 104,512 shares in the company, valued at approximately $541,372.16. The trade was a 8.09 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Michael L. Clary sold 32,387 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 $1,276,559.20. The trade was a 11.62 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 57,915 shares of company stock worth $300,000 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hecla Mining

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MML Investors Services LLC raised its position in Hecla Mining by 28.6% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 13,229 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $88,000 after acquiring an additional 2,944 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of Hecla Mining by 317.4% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 909,811 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $6,069,000 after purchasing an additional 691,862 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Hecla Mining in the 3rd quarter valued at about $371,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in Hecla Mining during the third quarter worth about $245,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in Hecla Mining by 2,757.4% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 460,610 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $3,017,000 after buying an additional 444,490 shares during the last quarter. 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.