Scotiabank Forecasts Hecla Mining FY2026 Earnings

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) – Stock analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Hecla Mining in a report released on Wednesday, July 15th. Scotiabank analyst E. Winmill anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $0.47 per share for the year. Scotiabank has a “Sector Perform” rating and a $21.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hecla Mining’s current full-year earnings is $0.47 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Hecla Mining’s FY2027 earnings at $0.89 EPS.

HL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings lowered Hecla Mining from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Hecla Mining from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. HC Wainwright decreased their price objective on Hecla Mining from $36.50 to $26.75 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded Hecla Mining from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Hecla Mining presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $24.12.

Hecla Mining Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HL opened at $14.31 on Monday. Hecla Mining has a one year low of $5.62 and a one year high of $34.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.92 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $16.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $19.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 4.53 and a current ratio of 4.94.

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $411.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $407.63 million. Hecla Mining had a return on equity of 16.89% and a net margin of 17.41%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 57.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.04 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HL. Veracity Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Hecla Mining by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Veracity Capital LLC now owns 11,005 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $211,000 after buying an additional 419 shares during the period. CWM LLC grew its stake in Hecla Mining by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 31,853 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $611,000 after acquiring an additional 434 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Hecla Mining by 9.5% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,786 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $111,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Hecla Mining by 33.9% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,011 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in Hecla Mining by 26.9% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,540 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 538 shares during the last quarter. 63.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Hecla Mining Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.0038 per share. This represents a $0.01 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. Hecla Mining’s payout ratio is 2.44%.

Hecla Mining Company Profile

Hecla Mining Company, founded in 1891 and headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is one of the oldest publicly traded precious metals companies in the United States. Originally established to develop the rich silver deposits of the Coeur d’Alene district, Hecla has evolved into a diversified mining enterprise focused on the exploration, development and production of silver and gold, with by-product credits from lead and zinc.

The company’s principal operations are located in North America and Latin America.