Could this be the case of a blown-up long-term opportunity? Hecla Mining Co (HL)

Hecla Mining Co [HL] stock prices are up 0.18% to $5.43 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The HL shares have gain 5.85% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -8.74%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Hecla Mining Co [NYSE: HL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 13, 2023, when ROTH MKM upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $4.40 from $4. On June 28, 2023, National Bank Financial initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $7.50 on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded its rating to a Hold. ROTH MKM downgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $6.25 on April 14, 2023. Canaccord Genuity upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on October 19, 2022, and upped its price target to $5. In a note dated May 11, 2022, ROTH Capital upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $6.50 to $6.25.

The stock price of Hecla Mining Co [HL] has been fluctuating between $3.99 and $7.68 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $7 within the next 12 months. Hecla Mining Co [NYSE: HL] shares were valued at $5.43 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 28.91% based on the average HL price forecast.

Analyzing the HL fundamentals

The Hecla Mining Co [NYSE:HL] reported sales of 929.92M for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 55.36%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.15% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.03 and Total Capital is 0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.02.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 5.28 points at the first support level, and at 5.14 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 5.59, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 5.76.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Hecla Mining Co [NYSE:HL]’s Current Ratio is 1.08. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.55, while the Cash Ratio is 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.69, the price to book ratio is 1.68 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 96.45.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Sienko David C, VP – General Counsel & Secy., that happened on Feb 26 ’25 when 21826.0 shares were sold. Sr. VP & CFO, Lawlar Russell Douglas completed a deal on Feb 26 ’25 to sell 16333.0 shares. Meanwhile, Sr. VP & CAO Clary Michael L. sold 32387.0 shares on Feb 26 ’25.

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