Hecla Mining Company (HL) Stock Analysis
Temp Headwind edge
Basic Materials · Other Precious Metals & Mining
Wait — supporting gate not met yet. Price is at or below entry $15.93 but weak momentum; recent C-suite change still blocks BUY_NOW. Key risks: Concentration risk — Commodity: silver, gold, lead and zinc; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1.
Hecla Mining is a silver and gold mining company operating four segments: Greens Creek (Alaska, 44.3% of 2025 metals sales), Lucky Friday (Idaho, 22.2%), Keno Hill (Yukon, 10.5%), and Casa Berardi (Quebec, 23.0%, pending sale to Orezone for up to $593M). The company produces... Read more
Wait — supporting gate not met yet. Price is at or below entry $15.93 but weak momentum; recent C-suite change still blocks BUY_NOW. Key risks: Concentration risk — Commodity: silver, gold, lead and zinc; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Growth is cheap relative to earnings, but the technical setup has not yet produced a breakout above resistance (PEG 0.17, quality 8.4/10, growth 10.0/10). Score 6.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 57d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — Hecla Mining Company
Latest news
- NEWS HL^B (Hecla) management highlights precious metals production expansion as top strategic priority this year. - Investor — Newser positive
- NEWS Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) Upgraded to "Buy" at Canaccord Genuity Group - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS Hecla Mining Co (HL) Shares Fall 3.6% -- GF Value Says Still Overvalued - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
- NEWS Hecla Mining Co (HL) Shares Surge 3.5% -- What GF Score of 64 Te - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS SFT Index 400 Mid-Cap Fund's Hecla Mining Co(HL) Holding History - GuruFocus — GuruFocus neutral
Generated 2026-06-09T22:21:41Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCommoditysilver, gold, lead and zinc10-K Item 1: 'Our operating results are substantially dependent upon the prices of silver, gold, lead and zinc, which can fluctuate widely.'
- MEDIUMCustomerrelatively small number of customers10-K Item 1A: 'We derive a significant amount of revenue from a relatively small number of customers and occasionally enter into concentrate spot market sales with metal traders.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-10Item 1.02MEDIUMHecla completed full redemption of remaining $263M 7.25% Senior Notes due 2028 on April 9, 2026, terminating the Indenture, First Supplemental Indenture, and Second Supplemental Indenture with BNY Mellon as trustee.SEC filing →
- 2026-04-10Item 2.04LOWRedemption of $263M 7.25% Senior Notes on April 9, 2026 constitutes a triggering event accelerating the financial obligation under the Indenture. Voluntary full redemption without default.SEC filing →
- 2026-02-20Item 5.02LOWDirector Stephen F. Ralbovsky retired from Hecla Board effective Feb 19, 2026 (board member since 2016). Jill Satre appointed as Audit Committee Chair as successor. No disagreement cited.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Wait — supporting gate not met yet. Price is at or below entry $15.93 but weak momentum; recent C-suite change still blocks BUY_NOW. Key risks: Concentration risk — Commodity: silver, gold, lead and zinc; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Growth is cheap relative to earnings, but the technical setup has not yet produced a breakout above resistance (PEG 0.17, quality 8.4/10, growth 10.0/10). Target $22.21 (+47.7%), stop $14.08 (−6.8%), Setup A.R:R 8.1:1. Score 6.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $22.21 (+57.0% upside). Target $22.21 (+47.7%), stop $14.08 (−6.8%), Setup A.R:R 8.1:1. Stop-loss: $14.08.
Concentration risk — Commodity: silver, gold, lead and zinc; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1; Negative momentum.
Hecla Mining Company trades at a P/E of 21.6 (forward 12.5). TrendMatrix value score: 7.9/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
18 analysts cover HL with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $26.
What does Hecla Mining Company do?Hecla Mining is a silver and gold mining company operating four segments: Greens Creek (Alaska, 44.3% of 2025 metals...
Hecla Mining is a silver and gold mining company operating four segments: Greens Creek (Alaska, 44.3% of 2025 metals sales), Lucky Friday (Idaho, 22.2%), Keno Hill (Yukon, 10.5%), and Casa Berardi (Quebec, 23.0%, pending sale to Orezone for up to $593M). The company produces silver, gold, zinc, lead, and copper concentrates and doré sold to smelters, metal traders, and refiners globally.