Hecla Mining Company (HL) Stock Analysis
Basic Materials · Other Precious Metals & Mining
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $17.82, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Earnings in 5 days (event risk); Negative momentum.
Hecla Mining produces silver, gold, lead, and zinc from four segments (Greens Creek 44.3%, Casa Berardi 23.0%, Lucky Friday 22.2%, Keno Hill 10.5% of 2025 metals sales). Concentrates and dore are sold to custom smelters and metal traders; Casa Berardi is being sold to Orezone.
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $17.82, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Earnings in 5 days (event risk); Negative momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/6 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and earnings proximity 5d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomersmall 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 $263M 7.25% Senior Notes due 2028 on April 9, 2026, terminating the Indenture, First Supplemental Indenture, and Second Supplemental Indenture. No disagreement cited.SEC filing →
- 2026-04-10Item 2.04LOWFull redemption of $263M 7.25% Senior Notes on April 9, 2026 constitutes triggering event accelerating financial obligations. No default; debt fully retired.SEC filing →
- 2026-02-20Item 5.02LOWStephen F. Ralbovsky retired from Board effective February 19, 2026 after serving since 2016; no disagreement cited. Jill Satre appointed as Audit Committee Chair as successor.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.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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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $17.82, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Earnings in 5 days (event risk); Negative momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $22.45 (+26.0%), stop $16.62 (−7.2%), A.R:R 2.8:1. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $22.45 (+26.0% upside). Target $22.45 (+26.0%), stop $16.62 (−7.2%), A.R:R 2.8:1. Stop-loss: $16.62.
Earnings in 5 days (event risk); Negative momentum.
Hecla Mining Company trades at a P/E of 35.7 (forward 13.6). TrendMatrix value score: 6.9/10. Verdict: Hold.
18 analysts cover HL with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $26.
What does Hecla Mining Company do?Hecla Mining produces silver, gold, lead, and zinc from four segments (Greens Creek 44.3%, Casa Berardi 23.0%, Lucky...
Hecla Mining produces silver, gold, lead, and zinc from four segments (Greens Creek 44.3%, Casa Berardi 23.0%, Lucky Friday 22.2%, Keno Hill 10.5% of 2025 metals sales). Concentrates and dore are sold to custom smelters and metal traders; Casa Berardi is being sold to Orezone.