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The price of Hecla Mining Co (NYSE: HL) closed at $5.57 in the last session, up 2.58% from day before closing price of $5.43. In other words, the price has increased by $2.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 25.43 million shares were traded. HL stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.64 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.39.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 130.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 928.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.55 and its Current Ratio is at 1.08. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.28 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.25.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, ROTH MKM on October 13, 2023, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $4.40 from $4 previously.
On June 28, 2023, National Bank Financial started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $7.50.National Bank Financial initiated its Outperform rating on June 28, 2023, with a $7.50 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 26 ’25 when Sienko David C sold 21,826 shares for $5.18 per share. The transaction valued at 113,059 led to the insider holds 914,571 shares of the business.
Lawlar Russell Douglas sold 16,333 shares of HL for $84,605 on Feb 26 ’25. The Sr. VP & CFO now owns 297,983 shares after completing the transaction at $5.18 per share. On Feb 26 ’25, another insider, Clary Michael L., who serves as the Sr. VP & CAO of the company, sold 32,387 shares for $5.18 each. As a result, the insider received 167,765 and left with 246,440 shares of the company.
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 3519298560 and an Enterprise Value of 3914866688. As of this moment, Hecla’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 98.93, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.42. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.78 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.21 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.413.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HL is 1.77, which has changed by 0.28935182 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.087141395 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 $4.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.02%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HL traded on average about 16.96M shares per day over the past 3-months and 24070600 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 631.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 592.04M. Insiders hold about 6.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.88% stake in the company. Shares short for HL as of 1740700800 were 23964618 with a Short Ratio of 1.41, compared to 1738281600 on 16317827. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 23964618 and a Short% of Float of 3.8399997999999997.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for HL is 0.04, which was 0.038 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0069981585The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.5. The current Payout Ratio is 70.67% for HL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1741564800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1981-03-25 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
