Roth Capital Predicts Hecla Mining's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:HL)

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL - Free Report) - Roth Capital issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hecla Mining in a report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Roth Capital analyst J. Reagor forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.01 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Hecla Mining's current full-year earnings is $0.21 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Hecla Mining's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on HL. TD Securities reduced their target price on Hecla Mining from $7.00 to $6.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Roth Mkm reduced their price objective on shares of Hecla Mining from $6.60 to $6.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. HC Wainwright reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $11.50 target price on shares of Hecla Mining in a research note on Friday, February 14th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Hecla Mining from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, National Bank Financial lowered Hecla Mining from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $8.00.

Hecla Mining Stock Performance

Hecla Mining stock traded down $0.41 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $5.23. The stock had a trading volume of 28,137,987 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,767,877. Hecla Mining has a fifty-two week low of $3.40 and a fifty-two week high of $7.68. The company has a market cap of $3.30 billion, a PE ratio of 104.52 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a 50-day moving average of $5.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The basic materials company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($0.01). Hecla Mining had a return on equity of 3.10% and a net margin of 3.85%. The company had revenue of $249.66 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $229.21 million.

Hecla Mining Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.0038 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $0.02 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.29%. Hecla Mining's dividend payout ratio is 100.02%.

Insider Transactions at Hecla Mining

In other Hecla Mining news, CEO Robert Krcmarov acquired 6,570 shares of Hecla Mining stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were bought at an average price of $5.29 per share, with a total value of $34,755.30. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 331,856 shares in the company, valued at $1,755,518.24. This trade represents a 2.02 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in Hecla Mining during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Hecla Mining during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Hecla Mining by 771.8% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,013 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 4,438 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. bought a new position in Hecla Mining in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Hecla Mining by 30.7% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 8,351 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,961 shares during the period. 63.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Hecla Mining Company Profile

Hecla Mining Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides precious and base metal properties in the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, and China. The company mines for silver, gold, lead, and zinc concentrates, as well as carbon material containing silver and gold for custom smelters, metal traders, and third-party processors; and doré containing silver and gold.