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NYSE:HL

Hecla Mining - HL Competitors

$6.16
-0.02 (-0.32%)
(As of 03/29/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$6.10
$6.27
50-Day Range
$4.98
$6.46
52-Week Range
$3.41
$7.38
Volume
7.05 million shs
Average Volume
9.01 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.74 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
0.49%
Price Target
$5.92

HL vs. CMP, PLL, FUL, SMG, AVNT, LTHM, PAAS, NEU, DQ, and SID

Should you be buying Hecla Mining stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hecla Mining include Compass Minerals International (CMP), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), Avient (AVNT), Livent (LTHM), Pan American Silver (PAAS), NewMarket (NEU), Daqo New Energy (DQ), and Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

Hecla Mining vs.

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) and Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Hecla Mining presently has a consensus target price of $5.92, indicating a potential downside of 3.95%. Compass Minerals International has a consensus target price of $53.33, indicating a potential upside of 63.80%. Given Compass Minerals International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Compass Minerals International is more favorable than Hecla Mining.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hecla Mining
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Compass Minerals International
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

In the previous week, Hecla Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Compass Minerals International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Hecla Mining and 3 mentions for Compass Minerals International. Hecla Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Compass Minerals International's score of 0.32 indicating that Hecla Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hecla Mining
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Compass Minerals International
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

59.7% of Hecla Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Hecla Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hecla Mining received 164 more outperform votes than Compass Minerals International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.12% of users gave Hecla Mining an outperform vote while only 43.76% of users gave Compass Minerals International an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Hecla MiningOutperform Votes
441
57.12%
Underperform Votes
331
42.88%
Compass Minerals InternationalOutperform Votes
277
43.76%
Underperform Votes
356
56.24%

Compass Minerals International has higher revenue and earnings than Hecla Mining. Hecla Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compass Minerals International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hecla Mining$718.91 million5.21-$37.35 million-$0.07-87.99
Compass Minerals International$1.24 billion1.08-$25.10 million-$0.80-40.70

Hecla Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Compass Minerals International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Hecla Mining pays out -42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Compass Minerals International pays out -75.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Compass Minerals International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Hecla Mining has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Minerals International has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Compass Minerals International has a net margin of -2.15% compared to Hecla Mining's net margin of -5.20%. Compass Minerals International's return on equity of 1.98% beat Hecla Mining's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hecla Mining -5.20% 1.44% 0.95%
Compass Minerals International -2.15% 1.98% 0.40%

Summary

Hecla Mining beats Compass Minerals International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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HL vs. The Competition

MetricHecla MiningMining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.74B$4.45B$2.71B$14.44B
Dividend Yield0.42%2.92%4.78%3.92%
P/E Ratio-87.999.7289.2623.07
Price / Sales5.2129.9976,109.1610.87
Price / Cash20.729.1523.9416.42
Price / Book1.892.413.006.84
Net Income-$37.35M$379.73M$390.50M$868.68M
7 Day Performance5.12%4.19%1.25%2.93%
1 Month Performance19.61%-7.03%1.24%-5.27%
1 Year Performance-6.95%-22.81%-9.19%-13.85%

Hecla Mining Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CMP
Compass Minerals International
2.5288 of 5 stars
$32.56
+3.0%
$53.33
+63.8%
-48.1%$1.34B$1.24B-40.701,954
PLL
Piedmont Lithium
1.8979 of 5 stars
$57.30
+3.4%
$107.00
+86.7%
-22.1%$1.10BN/A0.0028Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
FUL
H.B. Fuller
2.5098 of 5 stars
$68.39
+0.9%
$73.75
+7.8%
-0.9%$3.68B$3.75B20.987,000Short Interest ↑
SMG
Scotts Miracle-Gro
2.7913 of 5 stars
$68.13
+3.0%
$83.00
+21.8%
-48.1%$3.81B$3.92B-8.306,100
AVNT
Avient
2.3967 of 5 stars
$40.15
+1.8%
$48.00
+19.6%
-21.0%$3.65B$3.40B5.219,700Short Interest ↑
LTHM
Livent
2.8894 of 5 stars
$21.58
+0.4%
$30.21
+40.0%
-14.2%$3.86B$813.20M15.991,350
PAAS
Pan American Silver
2.4069 of 5 stars
$18.34
-0.8%
$27.30
+48.9%
-32.9%$3.86B$1.49B-11.256,200Dividend Announcement
NEU
NewMarket
1.6531 of 5 stars
$361.67
+0.6%
N/A+9.8%$3.50B$2.76B12.982,104Short Interest ↑
DQ
Daqo New Energy
2.3065 of 5 stars
$46.75
-4.8%
$75.00
+60.4%
+0.9%$3.48B$4.61B1.942,399Positive News
SID
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
1.7902 of 5 stars
$2.90
+2.5%
N/A-46.7%$4.02B$8.59B10.0024,660Short Interest ↑
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This page (NYSE:HL) was last updated on 3/30/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff