Hecla Mining (HL) Competitors

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

Is CDE or HL more profitable?

Coeur Mining has a net margin of -0.44% compared to Hecla Mining's net margin of -2.27%. Coeur Mining's return on equity of 1.78% beat Hecla Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coeur Mining	-0.44%	1.78%	0.86%
Hecla Mining	-2.27%	0.75%	0.50%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CDE or HL?

Hecla Mining has higher revenue and 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	$821.21M	3.17	-$103.61M	-$0.03	-217.59
Hecla Mining	$840.96M	4.21	-$84.22M	-$0.04	-141.00

Which has more volatility and risk, CDE or HL?

Coeur Mining has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hecla Mining has a beta of 2, indicating that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CDE or HL?

Coeur Mining currently has a consensus price target of $7.81, indicating a potential upside of 19.64%. Hecla Mining has a consensus price target of $7.94, indicating a potential upside of 40.74%. Given Hecla Mining's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hecla Mining is more favorable than Coeur Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coeur Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hecla Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Hecla Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CDE or HL?

In the previous week, Coeur Mining had 5 more articles in the media than Hecla Mining. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Coeur Mining and 7 mentions for Hecla Mining. Coeur Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Hecla Mining's score of 0.27 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hecla Mining	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CDE or HL?

Coeur Mining received 41 more outperform votes than Hecla Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.41% of users gave Coeur Mining an outperform vote while only 56.27% of users gave Hecla Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Coeur Mining	Outperform Votes 499 60.41%	Underperform Votes 327 39.59%
Hecla Mining	Outperform Votes 458 56.27%	Underperform Votes 356 43.73%

Summary

Coeur Mining beats Hecla Mining on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.