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In the latest session, Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE: HL) closed at $4.74 down -0.63% from its previous closing price of $4.77. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.13 million shares were traded. HL stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.965 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.73.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Hecla Mining Co.’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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:
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 2923598848 and an Enterprise Value of 3487715584. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.843 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.346.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HL has reached a high of $6.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.85%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HL has traded an average of 8.48M shares per day and 10741700 over the past ten days. A total of 599.08M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 584.61M. Insiders hold about 6.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.39% stake in the company. Shares short for HL as of 1713139200 were 21107186 with a Short Ratio of 2.49, compared to 1710460800 on 19161587. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 21107186 and a Short% of Float of 3.47.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for HL is 0.03, from 0.025 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0052410904The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.48.
