Hecla Mining (HL) Competitors

Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) and Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CDE or HL?

63.0% of Coeur Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of Hecla Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Coeur Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Hecla Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CDE or HL?

In the previous week, Hecla Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Coeur Mining. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hecla Mining and 12 mentions for Coeur Mining. Coeur Mining's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Hecla Mining's score of 1.13 indicating that Coeur Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coeur Mining	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hecla Mining	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CDE or HL?

Coeur Mining has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hecla Mining has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CDE or HL?

Coeur Mining currently has a consensus target price of $8.10, suggesting a potential upside of 33.22%. Hecla Mining has a consensus target price of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 32.48%. Given Coeur Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Coeur Mining is more favorable than Hecla Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coeur Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.38
Hecla Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CDE or HL?

Coeur Mining received 45 more outperform votes than Hecla Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.67% of users gave Coeur Mining an outperform vote while only 56.22% of users gave Hecla Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Coeur Mining	Outperform Votes 506 60.67%	Underperform Votes 328 39.33%
Hecla Mining	Outperform Votes 461 56.22%	Underperform Votes 359 43.78%

Is CDE or HL more profitable?

Coeur Mining has a net margin of 5.59% compared to Hecla Mining's net margin of 3.85%. Coeur Mining's return on equity of 6.59% beat Hecla Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coeur Mining	5.59%	6.59%	3.19%
Hecla Mining	3.85%	3.10%	2.09%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CDE or HL?

Hecla Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Coeur Mining. Coeur Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hecla Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coeur Mining	$1.05B	3.69	-$103.61M	$0.12	50.67
Hecla Mining	$929.93M	3.97	$35.80M	$0.05	117.00

Summary

Coeur Mining beats Hecla Mining on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.