Roth Capital Has Optimistic View of Hecla Mining Q3 Earnings

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Hecla Mining in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Roth Capital analyst J. Reagor now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.06 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.04. Roth Capital has a "Neutral" rating and a $6.00 price objective 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 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.

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($0.01). Hecla Mining had a return on equity of 3.87% and a net margin of 7.13%. The business had revenue of $261.34 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $238.50 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.01) earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 37.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed 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. National Bankshares set a $7.00 target price on shares of Hecla Mining in a research note on Friday, June 13th. National Bank Financial raised shares of Hecla Mining to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Finally, TD Securities decreased their price objective 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. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $6.92.

Hecla Mining Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE HL traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $6.05. The company had a trading volume of 9,148,700 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,756,243. The stock has a market cap of $3.83 billion, a PE ratio of 55.01 and a beta of 1.47. Hecla Mining has a one year low of $4.41 and a one year high of $7.68. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $5.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $5.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Hecla Mining Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 23rd were issued a $0.0038 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $0.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.25%. Hecla Mining's payout ratio is currently 9.09%.

Insider Activity at Hecla Mining

In other Hecla Mining news, Director Catherine J. Boggs bought 20,000 shares of Hecla Mining stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $4.99 per share, with a total value of $99,800.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 348,169 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,737,363.31. This trade represents a 6.09% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Stuart Maurice Absolom sold 18,926 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.66, for a total value of $126,047.16. Following the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.62% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Hecla Mining

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in HL. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. purchased a new stake in Hecla Mining in the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. Haven Private LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hecla Mining in the 4th quarter worth $49,000. DRW Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hecla Mining in the first quarter worth $54,000. PFG Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Hecla Mining during the first quarter valued at $56,000. Finally, Ground Swell Capital LLC purchased a new position in Hecla Mining in the fourth quarter worth about $57,000. 63.01% of the stock is currently owned by 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.