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The closing price of Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE: HL) was $6.24 for the day, up 0.16% from the previous closing price of $6.23. In other words, the price has increased by $0.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.02 million shares were traded. HL stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.09.
Ratios:
Our analysis of HL’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.58 and its Current Ratio is at 1.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.29.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 25 ’24 when Absolom Stuart Maurice sold 4,499 shares for $4.91 per share. The transaction valued at 22,068 led to the insider holds 69,036 shares of the business.
Aguiar Rodriguez Carlos Robert sold 7,140 shares of HL for $35,022 on Jun 25 ’24. The VP – Operations now owns 197,354 shares after completing the transaction at $4.91 per share. On Jun 25 ’24, another insider, Sienko David C, who serves as the VP – General Counsel of the company, sold 14,559 shares for $4.91 each. As a result, the insider received 71,412 and left with 996,123 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 3874434304 and an Enterprise Value of 4449883136. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.721 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.528.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HL has reached a high of $6.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 14.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 28.50%.
Shares Statistics:
HL traded an average of 8.44M shares per day over the past three months and 9400040 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 599.08M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 588.09M. Insiders hold about 6.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 65.52% stake in the company. Shares short for HL as of 1722384000 were 15448106 with a Short Ratio of 1.72, compared to 1719532800 on 22182634. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15448106 and a Short% of Float of 2.53.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.033, HL has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.03. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.00529695The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.47.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Hecla Mining Co. (HL) is currently drawing attention from 4.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.05, with high estimates of $0.07 and low estimates of $0.01.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.17 and $0.03 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.09. EPS for the following year is $0.26, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $0.46 and $0.12.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 2 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $230M to a low estimate of $209.3M. As of the current estimate, Hecla Mining Co.’s year-ago sales were $181.91MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $193.1M. There is a high estimate of $193.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $193.1M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $923M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $837.6M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $897.8M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $720.23MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $900.93M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $990.9M and the low estimate is $729.2M.
