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As of close of business last night, Hecla Mining Co’s stock clocked out at $5.56, up 2.21% from its previous closing price of $5.44. In other words, the price has increased by $2.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 21.11 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 130.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 926.91. 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 Oct 02 ’24 when Aguiar Rodriguez Carlos Robert bought 5 shares for $6.76 per share. The transaction valued at 34 led to the insider holds 197,359 shares of the business.
Allen Kurt sold 108,612 shares of HL for $734,988 on Sep 17 ’24. The VP-Exploration now owns 173,700 shares after completing the transaction at $6.77 per share. On Jun 25 ’24, another insider, Absolom Stuart Maurice, who serves as the VP – Principal Acctg. Officer of the company, sold 4,499 shares for $4.91 each. As a result, the insider received 22,068 and left with 69,036 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Hecla’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 98.76, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.01. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.16. 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 1.72.
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 1.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.30%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 631.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 591.28M. Insiders hold about 6.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.41% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 2.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.07, with high estimates of $0.07 and low estimates of $0.06.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.28 and $0.22 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.25. EPS for the following year is $0.39, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $0.56 and $0.27.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 1 analysts expect revenue to total $238.5M. It ranges from a high estimate of $238.5M to a low estimate of $238.5M. As of the current estimate, Hecla Mining Co’s year-ago sales were $189.53MFor the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $241.8M. There is a high estimate of $241.8M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $241.8M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.04B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $915.3M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $989.68M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $929.92MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.03B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.26B and the low estimate is $792.6M.
