Hochschild Mining (HCHDF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hochschild Mining plc is a precious-metals mining company focused on the exploration, development and operation of underground and open-pit mines. The company primarily produces silver and gold, with activities spanning the full mining cycle, including geological exploration, mine development, extraction, processing and the sale of metal concentrates and doré.

Founded in 1911, Hochschild has historically maintained a strong presence in Latin America. Its operations and development portfolio have included assets in Peru, Argentina and Brazil. The company’s principal producing assets have included the Inmaculada gold-silver mine in southern Peru, the San José mine in Argentina and the Posse gold mine in Brazil. It has also held interests in additional exploration and development projects in the region.

Hochschild Mining is headquartered in London and is listed on the London Stock Exchange, with its shares also traded over the counter in the United States under the symbol HCHDF. The company has been associated with Executive Director Ignacio Bustamante and Chairman Eduardo Hochschild, who represent the company’s operational leadership and long-standing ownership heritage, respectively.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.20 to $8.52
• 50-Day Range: $5.65 to $9.25
• 52-Week Range: $3.99 to $11.23
• Volume: 2,739 shs
• Average Volume: 5,347 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.97%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Hochschild Mining Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hochschild Mining scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Hochschild Mining has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hochschild Mining has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.39%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hochschild Mining are expected to grow by 17.39% in the coming year, from $0.69 to $0.81 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hochschild Mining has a P/B Ratio of 4.87. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Hochschild Mining has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hochschild Mining has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.76, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hochschild Mining has recently decreased by 75.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Hochschild Mining has a dividend yield of 0.90%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hochschild Mining does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Hochschild Mining will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.88% next year. This indicates that Hochschild Mining will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

Hochschild Mining has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Hochschild Mining this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hochschild Mining insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Hochschild Mining has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 9/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:HCHDF
• CIK: 1446962
• Web: www.hochschildmining.com
• Phone: 442037093260
• Fax: 44-0-20-3709-3261
• Employees: 3,281
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 0.99
• Quick Ratio: 0.80

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.60
• Cash Flow: $0.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.64
• Book Value: $1.70 per share
• Price / Book: 4.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 514,458,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $4.26 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.90