HL vs. CDE, MUX, SQM, SUM, MDU, KNF, USLM, SLCA, UUUU, and LEU
Should you be buying Hecla Mining stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hecla Mining include Coeur Mining (CDE), McEwen Mining (MUX), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Summit Materials (SUM), MDU Resources Group (MDU), Knife River (KNF), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Energy Fuels (UUUU), and Centrus Energy (LEU).
Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) and Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, Hecla Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Coeur Mining. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Hecla Mining and 3 mentions for Coeur Mining. Hecla Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Coeur Mining's score of 0.45 indicating that Coeur Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hecla Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Coeur Mining. Hecla Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coeur Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hecla Mining has a net margin of -12.22% compared to Hecla Mining's net margin of -12.77%. Coeur Mining's return on equity of -0.28% beat Hecla Mining's return on equity.
Coeur Mining presently has a consensus target price of $4.36, suggesting a potential downside of 24.52%. Hecla Mining has a consensus target price of $6.97, suggesting a potential upside of 19.12%. Given Coeur Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hecla Mining is more favorable than Coeur Mining.
Coeur Mining has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hecla Mining has a beta of 2.21, indicating that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Coeur Mining received 38 more outperform votes than Hecla Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.44% of users gave Coeur Mining an outperform vote while only 56.33% of users gave Hecla Mining an outperform vote.
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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Hecla Mining beats Coeur Mining on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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