Q1 Earnings Estimate for Hecla Mining Issued By B. Riley

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) – Equities researchers at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Hecla Mining in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 18th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.02 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Hecla Mining’s current full-year earnings is $0.21 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Hecla Mining’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS.

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The basic materials company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $249.66 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $229.21 million. Hecla Mining had a return on equity of 3.10% and a net margin of 3.85%.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on HL. StockNews.com raised shares of Hecla Mining from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 17th. Roth Mkm cut their price objective on Hecla Mining from $6.60 to $6.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and issued a $11.50 target price on shares of Hecla Mining in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, TD Securities downgraded Hecla Mining from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $6.50 to $5.50 in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Hecla Mining has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $7.75.

Hecla Mining Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE:HL opened at $5.76 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 115.12 and a beta of 1.94. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $5.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $5.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.55. Hecla Mining has a 1 year low of $4.22 and a 1 year high of $7.68.

Hecla Mining Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 24th. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th will be issued a $0.0038 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $0.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.26%. Hecla Mining’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Russell Douglas Lawlar sold 16,333 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.18, for a total value of $84,604.94. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 297,983 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,543,551.94. This represents a 5.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Kurt Allen sold 9,195 shares of Hecla Mining stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.18, for a total value of $47,630.10. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 104,512 shares in the company, valued at $541,372.16. This represents a 8.09 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 57,915 shares of company stock valued at $300,000. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Hecla Mining

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Hecla Mining by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 61,393,040 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $301,440,000 after buying an additional 774,000 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hecla Mining by 100.5% in the 4th quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 15,885,647 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $77,999,000 after acquiring an additional 7,960,826 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Hecla Mining by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 13,904,662 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $68,289,000 after purchasing an additional 39,421 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Hecla Mining by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,220,645 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $35,453,000 after purchasing an additional 502,094 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in Hecla Mining by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,098,558 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $29,944,000 after purchasing an additional 289,865 shares during the last quarter. 63.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Hecla Mining

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.