Hecla Mining FY2025 EPS Reduced by National Bank Financial

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Hecla Mining in a research report issued on Sunday, May 4th. National Bank Financial analyst A. Dusome now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.18 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.23. National Bank Financial has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hecla Mining’s current full-year earnings is $0.21 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Hecla Mining’s FY2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Roth Mkm cut their target price on Hecla Mining from $6.60 to $6.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. StockNews.com raised Hecla Mining from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 17th. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $11.50 target price on shares of Hecla Mining in a research report on Friday, February 14th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $5.50 price target (down from $7.50) on shares of Hecla Mining in a report on Monday. Finally, TD Securities decreased their price objective on shares of Hecla Mining from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hecla Mining presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $7.20.

Hecla Mining Stock Up 3.0 %

Hecla Mining stock opened at $4.94 on Wednesday. Hecla Mining has a fifty-two week low of $4.41 and a fifty-two week high of $7.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 1.08. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $5.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.61. The stock has a market cap of $3.12 billion, a PE ratio of 98.72 and a beta of 1.57.

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. 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 firm had revenue of $261.34 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $238.50 million. Hecla Mining had a return on equity of 3.10% and a net margin of 3.85%. Hecla Mining’s revenue was up 37.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.01) earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Prudent Investors Network Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Hecla Mining in the first quarter worth $77,000. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in Hecla Mining by 23.3% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 59,086 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $329,000 after acquiring an additional 11,174 shares during the last quarter. Abel Hall LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Hecla Mining in the 1st quarter valued at about $64,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in shares of Hecla Mining during the 1st quarter valued at about $2,042,000. Finally, Choreo LLC grew its holdings in shares of Hecla Mining by 16.3% during the first quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 21,561 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $120,000 after purchasing an additional 3,018 shares in the last quarter. 63.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Kurt Allen sold 9,195 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.18, for a total transaction of $47,630.10. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 104,512 shares in the company, valued at $541,372.16. This represents a 8.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Russell Douglas Lawlar sold 16,333 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.18, for a total transaction of $84,604.94. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 297,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,543,551.94. This trade represents a 5.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 57,915 shares of company stock valued at $300,000 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Hecla Mining Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be given a $0.0038 dividend. This represents a $0.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.30%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. Hecla Mining’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 9.09%.

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.