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As of close of business last night, Hecla Mining Co’s stock clocked out at $5.22, down -7.28% from its previous closing price of $5.63. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 28.15 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of HL’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 122.75 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 870.23. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 19 ’25 when Krcmarov Robert bought 6,570 shares for $5.29 per share. The transaction valued at 34,750 led to the insider holds 331,856 shares of the business.
Aguiar Rodriguez Carlos Robert bought 5 shares of HL for $34 on Oct 02 ’24. The VP-Operations now owns 197,359 shares after completing the transaction at $6.76 per share. On Sep 17 ’24, another insider, Allen Kurt, who serves as the VP-Exploration of the company, sold 108,612 shares for $6.77 each. As a result, the insider received 734,988 and left with 173,700 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Hecla’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 92.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.62.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HL has reached a high of $7.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.43%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.37%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 631.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 591.54M. Insiders hold about 6.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.43% stake in the company.
