After finishing at $5.35 in the prior trading day, Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE: HL) closed at $5.26, down -1.68%. On the day, 8731237 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.06 and its Current Ratio is at 1.65. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.34.
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:
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 Aug 22 ’23 when Johnson George R bought 8,500 shares for $4.07 per share. The transaction valued at 34,585 led to the insider holds 25,773 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.60.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HL has reached a high of $6.65, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.33.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 599.08M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 580.93M. Insiders hold about 7.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.13% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 3 different market analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.01 and a low estimate of -$0.01, while EPS last year was $0.01. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.01, with high estimates of $0.02 and low estimates of $0.01.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.08 and -$0.06 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0. EPS for the following year is $0.13, with 5 analysts recommending between $0.34 and $0.03.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $188.55M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $194.1M to a low estimate of $183M. As of the current estimate, Hecla Mining Co.’s year-ago sales were $199.5M, an estimated decrease of -5.50% from the year-ago figure.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $857.2M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $751.7M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $809.73M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $720.23M, up 12.40% from the average estimate. Based on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $786.55M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $824M and the low estimate is $773.1M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is down -2.90% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
