Hecla Mining Company Company Profile (NYSE:HL)

Hecla Mining Company trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HL."

Hecla Mining Company declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.0025 per share on Thursday, August 31st. This represents a $0.01 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.20%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 21st. View Hecla Mining Company's Dividend History.

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 3rd. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $134.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $130.54 million. Hecla Mining Company had a net margin of 7.88% and a return on equity of 2.56%. The business's revenue was down 21.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.06 earnings per share. View Hecla Mining Company's Earnings History.

Hecla Mining Company is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November, 14th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Hecla Mining Company.

4 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Hecla Mining Company's shares. Their predictions range from $5.00 to $8.50. On average, they anticipate Hecla Mining Company's stock price to reach $6.38 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Hecla Mining Company.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Hecla Mining Company stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Hecla Mining Company is a leading low-cost U.S. silver producer with operating mines in Alaska and Idaho, and is a growing gold producer with an operating mine in Quebec, Canada. The Company also has exploration and pre-development properties in five world-class silver and gold mining districts in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and an exploration office and investments in early-stage silver exploration projects in Canada. " (7/12/2017)
• 2. HC Wainwright analysts commented, "We note that Hecla could earn an additional 10% interest by spending a further $3 million on exploration and providing an independent pre-feasibility study." (6/25/2017)

Hecla Mining Company saw a decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 14,539,031 shares, a decline of 16.0% from the August 15th total of 17,312,451 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,620,963 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.0 days. Approximately 3.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Some companies that are related to Hecla Mining Company include Tahoe Resources (TAHO), Mountain Province Diamonds (MPVD), Sylvania Platinum Ltd (SLP), Eurasia Mining plc (EUA), Aquarius Platinum Limited (AQP), AuRico Gold (GRS), AuRico Gold (AUQ), Gemfields PLC (GEM), Mountain Province Diamonds (MDM), Stillwater Mining Company (SWC) and Wheaton Precious Metals Corp (SLW).

Hecla Mining Company's management team includes the folowing people:

• Theodore Crumley, Chairman of the Board, Lead Independent Director
• Phillips S. Baker Jr., President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Lindsay A. Hall, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
• Dean W. A. McDonald Ph.D., Senior Vice President - Exploration
• Lawrence P. Radford, Senior Vice President - Operations
• David C. Sienko, Vice President, General Counsel
• Robert Denis Brown, Vice President - Corporate Development
• Catherine J. Boggs, Independent Director
• George R. Johnson, Independent Director
• George R. Nethercutt Jr., Independent Director

Hecla Mining Company's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Van ECK Associates Corp (9.55%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.35%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.05%), BlackRock Inc. (6.29%), BT Investment Management Ltd (3.83%) and State Street Corp (3.20%). Company insiders that own Hecla Mining Company stock include Anthony P Taylor, David C Sienko, Dean Wa Mcdonald, George R Nethercutt Jr, Lawrence P Radford and Phillips S Baker, Jr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Hecla Mining Company.

Hecla Mining Company's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Voya Investment Management LLC, Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Neuberger Berman Group LLC, GAM Holding AG, Sprott Inc., Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. and California State Teachers Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold Hecla Mining Company stock in the last year include Anthony P Taylor and Dean Wa Mcdonald. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hecla Mining Company.

Hecla Mining Company's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BT Investment Management Ltd, Van ECK Associates Corp, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Bank of Montreal Can, Alps Advisors Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Prudential Financial Inc. and Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hecla Mining Company.

Shares of Hecla Mining Company can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Hecla Mining Company stock can currently be purchased for approximately $5.06.