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Hecla Mining Company (HL)

Basic Materials | Other Precious Metals & Mining | Coeur d'Alene, United States | NYSE
20.38 USD -1.05 (-4.900%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 20.31 -0.07 (-0.070%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:34 a.m. EDT

Hecla Mining presents a compelling short-term trade driven by a confluence of operational recovery and speculative positioning. The company has successfully navigated a multi-year commodity downturn, evidenced by a +31% revenue surge and a 104% jump in quarterly earnings, restoring its cash flow engine. While the long-term investment case remains solid with a fortress balance sheet and improving fundamentals, the valuation is stretched relative to historical norms, capping the long-term rating at a strong buy rather than exceptional. The immediate catalyst is the options market: speculators have built a formidable wall of open interest at the $22 resistance level, signaling a collective belief that the stock will breach this ceiling. With the stock currently trading near $20.72 and showing strong recent momentum, the setup favors a momentum play targeting the $22-$25 range, though the low-confidence statistical forecast warns of potential short-term noise.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.061641
AutoARIMA0.083967
AutoETS0.085949
MSTL0.107896

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 0.64
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.870
Excess Kurtosis -0.29
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-25
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-25
Debt to Equity Ratio 0.802
Revenue per Share 2.603
Market Cap 13,669,117,952
Trailing P/E 24.55
Forward P/E 19.16
Beta 1.34
Profit Margins 19.15%
Website https://www.hecla.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:34 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a breakout above $22, evidenced by massive open interest walls at the $22 strike for September expiration and heavy volume at $25. Conversely, there is significant defensive put buying concentrated between $16 and $20, creating a 'strangle' scenario where traders bet on volatility expansion rather than a specific direction. The skew suggests a fear of a failed breakout, but the capital allocation favors upside participation.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.02% 0.09% 0.38% 0.43%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-26 0.004 0.019324
2026-05-22 0.004 0.023557
2026-03-09 0.004 0.018975
2025-11-24 0.004 0.027663
2025-08-22 0.004 0.050697
2025-05-23 0.004 0.078431
2025-03-10 0.004 0.077670
2024-11-21 0.014 0.246046
2024-08-26 0.014 0.224719
2024-05-23 0.006 0.103986
2024-03-11 0.006 0.139211
2023-11-22 0.006 0.128755
2023-08-23 0.006 0.136054
2023-06-14 0.006 0.114286
2023-05-19 0.006 0.112570
2023-03-08 0.006 0.116959
2022-11-23 0.004 0.076775
2022-08-18 0.006 0.139211
2022-05-24 0.006 0.127119
2022-03-08 0.006 0.085960
2021-11-18 0.006 0.097561
2021-08-20 0.011 0.199275
2021-05-19 0.011 0.127168
2021-03-05 0.009 0.152801
2020-11-17 0.009 0.170778
2020-08-18 0.003 0.048622
2020-05-21 0.003 0.087209
2020-03-05 0.003 0.108696
2019-11-21 0.003 0.126582
2019-08-22 0.003 0.189873
2019-05-23 0.003 0.217391
2019-03-04 0.003 0.130435
2018-11-19 0.003 0.116732
2018-08-23 0.003 0.111524
2018-05-23 0.003 0.075758
2018-03-05 0.003 0.081081
2017-11-20 0.003 0.077922
2017-08-21 0.003 0.060362
2017-05-22 0.003 0.049587
2017-03-02 0.003 0.058140
2016-11-17 0.003 0.050083
2016-08-19 0.003 0.044379
2016-05-23 0.003 0.070755
2016-03-16 0.003 0.107527
2015-11-17 0.003 0.163934
2015-08-19 0.003 0.135747
2015-05-20 0.003 0.092593
2015-03-11 0.003 0.106007
2014-11-25 0.003 0.114943
2014-08-25 0.003 0.094937
2014-05-23 0.003 0.104167
2014-03-17 0.003 0.087977
2013-11-21 0.003 0.102041
2013-08-22 0.003 0.080645
2013-05-23 0.003 0.088757
2013-03-14 0.013 0.311751
2012-11-23 0.022 0.372881
2012-08-24 0.003 0.055866
2012-05-25 0.023 0.511111
2012-03-13 0.013 0.266940
2011-11-16 0.020 0.313972
1990-11-15 0.050 0.701754
1989-11-16 0.050 0.327869
1988-11-14 0.012 0.084956
1987-11-16 0.050 0.421053
1986-02-24 0.050 0.363636
1985-11-18 0.050 0.330579
1985-08-19 0.050 0.285714
1985-05-20 0.050 0.281690
1985-02-25 0.050 0.336134
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.02
dividendYield 0.07
exDividendDate 2026-08-26
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.015
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0006999533
lastDividendValue 0.004
lastDividendDate 2026-08-26
dividendDate 2026-09-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.4024663
Address1 6,500 North Mineral Drive
Address2 Suite 200
All Time High 35.833332
All Time Low 0.5
Ask 20.53
Ask Size 3,200
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 39,597,770
Average Daily Volume3 Month 35,898,627
Average Volume 35,898,627
Average Volume10Days 39,597,770
Beta 1.335
Bid 20.25
Bid Size 2,900
Board Risk 1
Book Value 3.986
City Coeur d'Alene
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 20.38
Current Ratio 5.197
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 21.69
Day Low 20.16
Debt To Equity 0.802
Dividend Date 1,788,998,400
Dividend Rate 0.02
Dividend Yield 0.07
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,938,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,938,400
Earnings Growth 0.929
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.043
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,873,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Ebitda 969,484,992
Ebitda Margins 0.5559
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.643
Enterprise To Revenue 7.584
Enterprise Value 13,226,816,512
Eps Current Year 0.82147
Eps Forward 1.06385
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.83
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,702,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 208 769 7612
Fifty Day Average 16.4872
Fifty Day Average Change 3.8927994
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.2361104
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 140.24663
Fifty Two Week High 34.17
Fifty Two Week High Change -13.789999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.40357038
Fifty Two Week Low 8.42
Fifty Two Week Low Change 11.959999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.4204274
Fifty Two Week Range 8.42 - 34.17
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.49
Float Shares 668,288,671
Forward Eps 1.06385
Forward P E 19.156834
Free Cashflow 342,344,736
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,865
Fullday Change -1.05
Fullday Change Percent -4.89968
Fullday Price 20.31
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.61395
Gross Profits 1,070,721,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0055400003
Held Percent Institutions 0.77478
Implied Shares Outstanding 670,712,403
Industry Other Precious Metals & Mining
Industry Disp Other Precious Metals & Mining
Industry Key other-precious-metals-mining
Ir Website http://www.hecla-mining.com/investors/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,702,400
Last Dividend Value 0.004
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 354,326,400
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Hecla Mining Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides precious and base metals in the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, China, and internationally. 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 unrefined doré containing silver and gold. The company was incorporated in 1891 and is headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Long Name Hecla Mining Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 13,669,117,952
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_278111
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 552,451,968
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 14,395,997,476
Number Of Analyst Opinions 10
Open 21.6
Operating Cashflow 734,268,992
Operating Margins 0.4427
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.018099999
Peg Ratio 5.64
Phone 208 769 4100
Post Market Change -0.069999695
Post Market Change Percent -0.3434725
Post Market Price 20.31
Post Market Time 1,787,961,576
Previous Close 21.43
Price Eps Current Year 24.809181
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.112895
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.8379006
Profit Margins 0.19150999
Quick Ratio 4.411
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.3
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.05
Regular Market Change Percent -4.89968
Regular Market Day High 21.69
Regular Market Day Low 20.16
Regular Market Day Range 20.16 - 21.69
Regular Market Open 21.6
Regular Market Previous Close 21.43
Regular Market Price 20.38
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 28,524,980
Return On Assets 0.15305
Return On Equity 0.22173999
Revenue Growth 0.524
Revenue Per Share 2.603
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 670,712,403
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0
Shares Short 2,522
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,815
Short Name Hecla Mining Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.0
Short Ratio 0.0
Source Interval 15
State ID
Symbol HL
Target High Price 32.0
Target Low Price 17.0
Target Mean Price 23.375
Target Median Price 21.5
Total Cash 485,340,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.722
Total Debt 21,478,000
Total Revenue 1,743,976,960
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.015
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0006999533
Trailing Eps 0.83
Trailing P E 24.554216
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 18.8084
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.5716
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08355841
Type Disp Equity
Volume 28,524,980
Website https://www.hecla.com
Zip 83,815-9408