FY2025 EPS Estimate for Hecla Mining Boosted by Analyst

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hecla Mining in a research report issued on Thursday, November 6th. Roth Capital analyst J. Reagor now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.41 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.37. Roth Capital currently has a “Sell” rating and a $8.75 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hecla Mining’s current full-year earnings is $0.21 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Hecla Mining’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. HC Wainwright boosted their target price on shares of Hecla Mining from $12.50 to $16.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Hecla Mining in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. CIBC raised their target price on Hecla Mining from $12.50 to $15.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Hecla Mining from $6.00 to $6.50 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Hecla Mining from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, November 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Hecla Mining has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $9.32.

Hecla Mining Trading Up 12.0%

NYSE:HL opened at $13.57 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 84.79 and a beta of 1.29. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $11.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $8.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 2.67. Hecla Mining has a 52 week low of $4.46 and a 52 week high of $15.44.

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $409.54 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $315.60 million. Hecla Mining had a return on equity of 5.51% and a net margin of 9.55%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 67.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.03 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hecla Mining

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Pale Fire Capital SE bought a new position in shares of Hecla Mining during the 1st quarter worth approximately $41,360,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in Hecla Mining by 40.6% in the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 17,052,346 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $102,144,000 after acquiring an additional 4,928,130 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Hecla Mining during the first quarter worth $18,410,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Hecla Mining by 7,588.1% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,189,473 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $38,593,000 after acquiring an additional 3,147,987 shares during the period. Finally, MetLife Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hecla Mining by 869.3% in the 1st quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 3,274,065 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $18,204,000 after purchasing an additional 2,936,288 shares in the last quarter. 63.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Stuart Maurice Absolom sold 14,472 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.29, for a total value of $163,388.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 73,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $826,428. This represents a 16.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hecla Mining Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 24th will be given a dividend of $0.0038 per share. This represents a $0.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 24th. Hecla Mining’s payout ratio is 3.23%.

Hecla Mining Company Profile

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.