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After finishing at $5.98 in the prior trading day, Hecla Mining Co (NYSE: HL) closed at $6.02, up 0.67%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 18.13 million shares were traded. HL stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.05 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.89.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 160.88 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 238.90. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.75 and its Current Ratio is at 1.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.28 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.26.
ROTH MKM Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on October 13, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $4 to $4.40.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 05 ’25 when Absolom Stuart Maurice sold 18,926 shares for $6.66 per share. The transaction valued at 126,047 led to the insider holds 59,410 shares of the business.
Boggs Catherine J bought 20,000 shares of HL for $99,786 on May 07 ’25. The Director now owns 348,169 shares after completing the transaction at $4.99 per share. On May 07 ’25, another insider, Boggs Catherine J, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 100,000 shares for $1.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HL now has a Market Capitalization of 3808029184 and an Enterprise Value of 4309837824. As of this moment, Hecla’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 54.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.24. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.302 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.712.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HL is 1.26, which has changed by 0.041522503 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15366066 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HL has reached a high of $7.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.71%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 21.97M shares per day over the past 3-months and 18234070 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 632.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 585.63M. Insiders hold about 7.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.20% stake in the company. Shares short for HL as of 1752537600 were 26108710 with a Short Ratio of 1.19, compared to 1749772800 on 26272508. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 26108710 and a Short% of Float of 4.65.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HL’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.035, compared to 0.04 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0058528427The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.52. The current Payout Ratio is 70.67% for HL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-23 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-05-23. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1981-03-25 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
