Financial Survey: Hecla Mining (HL) versus Its Rivals

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) is one of 1,984 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Hecla Mining to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Hecla Mining and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hecla Mining	24.11%	20.94%	16.56%
Hecla Mining Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-52.89%	-2.06%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hecla Mining and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hecla Mining	$1.42 billion	$321.71 million	23.84
Hecla Mining Competitors	$4.65 billion	$278.26 million	-26.28

Hecla Mining’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Hecla Mining. Hecla Mining is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

Hecla Mining has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hecla Mining’s rivals have a beta of 0.96, indicating that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Hecla Mining and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hecla Mining	1	5	4	0	2.30
Hecla Mining Competitors	6424	22626	32341	1801	2.47

Hecla Mining currently has a consensus target price of $23.22, suggesting a potential upside of 73.90%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 28.94%. Given Hecla Mining’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hecla Mining is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

63.0% of Hecla Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Hecla Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Hecla Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Hecla Mining pays out 1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 10.4% and pay out 10.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Hecla Mining beats its rivals on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Hecla Mining Company Profile

Hecla Mining Company is a precious-metals mining company founded in 1891 and headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It explores for, develops and operates mines producing silver and gold, with lead and zinc recovered as byproducts at some operations. Hecla’s mining operations are located in the United States and Canada, including the Greens Creek mine in Alaska, the Lucky Friday mine in Idaho, the Keno Hill silver district in Yukon and the Casa Berardi gold mine in Quebec.