NYSE:HLHecla Mining Stock Price, Forecast & News

Hecla Mining's stock was trading at $2.04 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, HL stock has increased by 107.4% and is now trading at $4.23. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hecla Mining in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Hecla Mining.

Hecla Mining is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Hecla Mining.

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The basic materials company reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.02. The basic materials company earned $136.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $153.38 million. Hecla Mining had a negative net margin of 13.87% and a negative return on equity of 3.86%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.04) earnings per share. View Hecla Mining's earnings history.

Hecla Mining announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 8th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.0025 per share on Tuesday, June 2nd. This represents a $0.01 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.24%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. View Hecla Mining's dividend history.

8 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for Hecla Mining's shares. Their forecasts range from $1.50 to $5.70. On average, they expect Hecla Mining's stock price to reach $3.23 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 23.6%. View analysts' price targets for Hecla Mining.

News headlines about HL stock have trended extremely negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Hecla Mining earned a coverage optimism score of -4.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the basic materials company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Hecla Mining.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Hecla Mining investors own include Yanzhou Coal Mining (YZCAY), Coeur Mining (CDE), Two Harbors Investment (TWO), Endeavour Silver (EXK), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), First Majestic Silver (AG), Yamana Gold (AUY), Pretium Resources (PVG), Midas Gold (MAX) and Pan American Silver (PAAS).

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

Hecla Mining's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd (0.82%). Company insiders that own Hecla Mining stock include Catherine J Boggs and Terry V Rogers. View institutional ownership trends for Hecla Mining.

HL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd. View insider buying and selling activity for Hecla Mining.

Shares of HL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of HL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $4.23.

Hecla Mining has a market capitalization of $2.23 billion and generates $673.27 million in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $-99,560,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.13) on an earnings per share basis. Hecla Mining employs 1,622 workers across the globe.

The official website for Hecla Mining is www.hecla-mining.com.

Hecla Mining's mailing address is 6500 N MINERAL DRIVE SUITE 200, COEUR D`ALENE ID, 83815. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 208-769-4100 or via email at [email protected]