David Brian Thomas Sells 15,000 Shares of Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) Stock

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:HYMC) SVP David Brian Thomas sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.21, for a total transaction of $318,150.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 81,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,719,494.70. The trade was a 15.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

David Brian Thomas also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, October 23rd, David Brian Thomas sold 20,000 shares of Hycroft Mining stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.39, for a total transaction of $147,800.00.

Hycroft Mining Price Performance

Shares of HYMC traded up $0.29 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $23.77. The stock had a trading volume of 3,880,234 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,017,443. The business has a fifty day moving average of $12.18 and a 200 day moving average of $7.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.83, a quick ratio of 18.87 and a current ratio of 19.04. The firm has a market cap of $1.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.67 and a beta of 2.71. Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation has a 12 month low of $2.00 and a 12 month high of $29.80.

Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported ($0.22) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.02.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HYMC has been the subject of several research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Hycroft Mining from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Hycroft Mining in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hycroft Mining

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HYMC. LM Asset IM Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Hycroft Mining in the second quarter worth about $1,189,000. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Hycroft Mining in the 2nd quarter valued at $141,000. Timelo Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Hycroft Mining during the 2nd quarter worth about $470,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of Hycroft Mining by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 459,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,490,000 after acquiring an additional 47,385 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its stake in shares of Hycroft Mining by 711.9% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 945,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,859,000 after purchasing an additional 828,625 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.38% of the company’s stock.

Hycroft Mining News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Hycroft Mining this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Eric Sprott made large, disclosed buys across Dec. 24–29 (100,000 @ $24.79; 200,000 @ $24.93; 400,000 @ $22.70), spending roughly $16M+ and lifting his stake to ~31.46M shares — a clear insider-confidence signal that likely provides direct buying/support to the stock. Investing.com: Sprott Eric buys HYMC stock worth $16.5 million
• Positive Sentiment: SEC-filed insider transaction: Sprott purchased 100,000 shares on Dec. 24 for $2.479M (avg $24.79), raising his direct ownership — the filing is available on the SEC. InsiderTrades alert
• Neutral Sentiment: Aggregate disclosure and timeline: MarketBeat/SEC links show a string of buys dating back to early December (including a 2,340,824-share purchase on Dec. 3), signaling sustained accumulation rather than one-off trades — helpful context for longer-term conviction and liquidity. SEC ownership filing
• Negative Sentiment: Offsetting bearish activity: a reported spike in put-option volume (thousands of contracts) suggests elevated hedging or downside bets, which can increase implied volatility and pressure price moves even amid insider buying. MarketBeat HYMC coverage (options and institutional notes)

About Hycroft Mining

Hycroft Mining PLC is a precious metals company focused on the exploration, development and operation of the Hycroft Mine, a large oxide gold and silver deposit in northwestern Nevada. The company’s primary activities include open-pit mining, heap leach extraction and carbon adsorption/desorption processing designed to recover gold and silver from crushed ore. Hycroft’s technical team employs conventional mining methods and metallurgical processes to advance resource conversion and optimize recovery rates.

Located on approximately 28,800 hectares in Humboldt County, Nevada, the Hycroft Mine ranks among the largest undeveloped oxide gold-silver deposits in North America.