Q2 Earnings Estimate for Hecla Mining Issued By Roth Capital

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Hecla Mining in a report issued on Tuesday, July 1st. Roth Capital analyst J. Reagor now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.06 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.05. 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.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on HL. BMO Capital Markets reissued a "market perform" rating and issued a $5.50 target price (down previously from $7.50) on shares of Hecla Mining in a report on Monday, May 5th. National Bankshares set a $7.00 target price on Hecla Mining in a report on Friday, June 13th. TD Securities dropped their target price on Hecla Mining from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, National Bank Financial raised Hecla Mining to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hecla Mining has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $6.92.

Hecla Mining Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:HL traded up $0.02 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $6.05. The company had a trading volume of 9,148,700 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,789,687. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.01 and a beta of 1.47. 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 stock's fifty day moving average price is $5.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $5.50. Hecla Mining has a fifty-two week low of $4.41 and a fifty-two week high of $7.68.

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

Hecla Mining Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Hecla Mining

In related news, Director Catherine J. Boggs acquired 20,000 shares of Hecla Mining stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $4.99 per share, for a total transaction of $99,800.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 348,169 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,737,363.31. This trade represents a 6.09% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Stuart Maurice Absolom sold 18,926 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the vice president owned 59,410 shares of the company's stock, valued at $395,670.60. This represents a 24.16% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Hecla Mining

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Tidal Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Hecla Mining by 100.5% in the 4th quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 15,885,647 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $77,999,000 after buying an additional 7,960,826 shares in the last quarter. Pale Fire Capital SE acquired a new position in Hecla Mining during the first quarter valued at $41,360,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Hecla Mining in the fourth quarter valued at about $18,441,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Hecla Mining in the first quarter valued at about $18,410,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP grew its stake 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 valued at $24,580,000 after purchasing an additional 3,233,116 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 63.01% of the company's stock.

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.