Q1 Earnings Forecast for Hecla Mining Issued By Roth Capital

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hecla Mining in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Roth Capital analyst J. Reagor now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.05 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.01. The consensus estimate for Hecla Mining’s current full-year earnings is $0.20 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Hecla Mining’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS.

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

HL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. StockNews.com upgraded Hecla Mining from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Roth Mkm lowered their target price on Hecla Mining from $6.60 to $6.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. TD Securities lowered their target price on Hecla Mining from $8.50 to $8.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 8th. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and issued a $11.50 target price on shares of Hecla Mining in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, National Bank Financial cut Hecla Mining from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $8.38.

Hecla Mining Trading Up 4.9 %

NYSE HL opened at $5.65 on Thursday. Hecla Mining has a fifty-two week low of $3.40 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 stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $5.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5.86. The stock has a market cap of $3.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 112.92 and a beta of 1.91.

Institutional Trading of Hecla Mining

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Hecla Mining in the third quarter worth $28,000. Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Hecla Mining in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Hecla Mining by 771.8% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,013 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 4,438 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Hecla Mining in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Hecla Mining by 30.7% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 8,351 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 1,961 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 63.01% of the company’s stock.

Hecla Mining Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be issued a $0.0038 dividend. This represents a $0.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 10th. Hecla Mining’s payout ratio is 100.02%.

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.