On Monday, Hecla Mining Co (NYSE: HL) opened lower -1.94% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $5.67. Price fluctuations for HL have ranged from $4.41 to $7.68 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Basic Materials Sector giant was 7.49%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 96.97% at the time writing. With a float of $591.71 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $631.73 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 1830 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 14.58%, operating margin of 7.39%, and the pretax margin is 5.25%.
Hecla Mining Co (HL) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Other Precious Metals & Mining industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Hecla Mining Co is 6.35%, while institutional ownership is 66.87%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Feb 26 ’25, was worth 113,059. In this transaction VP – General Counsel & Secy. of this company sold 21,826 shares at a rate of $5.18, taking the stock ownership to the 914,571 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Feb 26 ’25, when Company’s Sr. VP & CFO sold 16,333 for $5.18, making the entire transaction worth $84,605. This insider now owns 297,983 shares in total.
Hecla Mining Co (HL) Earnings and Forecasts
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.07 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 96.97% per share during the next fiscal year.
Hecla Mining Co (NYSE: HL) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Hecla Mining Co (HL). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.55. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 3.78. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 926.91.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.06, a number that is poised to hit 0.06 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.35 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Hecla Mining Co (HL)
Looking closely at Hecla Mining Co (NYSE: HL), its last 5-days average volume was 16.46 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 19.22 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 30.10%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.29.
During the past 100 days, Hecla Mining Co’s (HL) raw stochastic average was set at 44.31%, which indicates a significant increase from 29.94% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 31.35% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 51.04% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $5.61, while its 200-day Moving Average is $5.75. However, in the short run, Hecla Mining Co’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $5.71. Second resistance stands at $5.86. The third major resistance level sits at $6.06. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $5.35, it is likely to go to the next support level at $5.15. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $5.00.
Hecla Mining Co (NYSE: HL) Key Stats
There are currently 631,831K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 3.51 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 929,930 K according to its annual income of 35,800 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 249,660 K and its income totaled 11,920 K.
