Hecla Mining (HL) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) is projected to announce its Q2 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, August 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.05 per share and revenue of $248.93 million for the quarter.

Hecla Mining Price Performance

Shares of HL opened at $5.98 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $5.93 and its 200-day moving average is $5.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.78 billion, a PE ratio of 54.32 and a beta of 1.27. Hecla Mining has a fifty-two week low of $4.41 and a fifty-two week high of $7.68.

Insider Activity at Hecla Mining

In other Hecla Mining news, Director Catherine J. Boggs bought 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $4.99 per share, with a total value of $99,800.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 348,169 shares in the company, valued at $1,737,363.31. The trade was a 6.09% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Stuart Maurice Absolom sold 18,926 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $395,670.60. This trade represents a 24.16% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Hecla Mining

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Hecla Mining stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) by 20.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,285,345 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 739,360 shares during the quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. owned approximately 0.68% of Hecla Mining worth $23,827,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 63.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $5.50 price target (down from $7.50) on shares of Hecla Mining in a research note on Monday, May 5th. TD Securities decreased their target price on shares of Hecla Mining from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 5th. National Bank Financial upgraded shares of Hecla Mining to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. National Bankshares set a $7.00 price target on Hecla Mining in a research note on Friday, June 13th. Finally, Roth Capital restated a “neutral” rating and set a $6.00 price objective on shares of Hecla Mining in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $7.07.

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.