Scotiabank Estimates Hecla Mining FY2026 Earnings

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) – Research analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hecla Mining in a report issued on Wednesday, July 15th. Scotiabank analyst E. Winmill forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.47 per share for the year. Scotiabank has a “Sector Perform” rating and a $21.00 price objective 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.

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

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Hecla Mining from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. HC Wainwright lowered their target price on Hecla Mining from $36.50 to $26.75 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Hecla Mining from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded Hecla Mining from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $24.12.

Hecla Mining Trading Up 0.5%

HL stock opened at $14.40 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $9.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.12 and a beta of 1.29. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $16.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.62. The company has a quick ratio of 4.53, a current ratio of 4.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. Hecla Mining has a 52-week low of $5.62 and a 52-week high of $34.17.

Hecla Mining Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hecla Mining

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Handelsbanken Fonder AB grew its stake in shares of Hecla Mining by 10.2% in the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 218,916 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $3,378,000 after acquiring an additional 20,300 shares in the last quarter. Steadtrust LLC raised its stake in shares of Hecla Mining by 1.8% in the second quarter. Steadtrust LLC now owns 416,180 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $6,422,000 after acquiring an additional 7,500 shares in the last quarter. Tactive Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Hecla Mining by 7.7% in the second quarter. Tactive Advisors LLC now owns 45,715 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $705,000 after purchasing an additional 3,282 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. purchased a new position in Hecla Mining in the second quarter valued at $2,941,000. Finally, Byrne Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Hecla Mining by 87.7% in the second quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 14,241 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $220,000 after purchasing an additional 6,652 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.01% of the company’s stock.

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.