Q3 Earnings Forecast for Hecla Mining Issued By Roth Capital

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) – Research analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Hecla Mining in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Roth Capital analyst J. Reagor now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.06 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.04. Roth Capital currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $6.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hecla Mining’s current full-year earnings is $0.21 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Hecla Mining’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS.

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $261.34 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $238.50 million. Hecla Mining had a return on equity of 3.87% and a net margin of 7.13%. Hecla Mining’s quarterly revenue was up 37.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.01) EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. TD Securities dropped their price objective on Hecla Mining from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 5th. National Bank Financial raised shares of Hecla Mining to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $5.50 price objective (down from $7.50) on shares of Hecla Mining in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, National Bankshares set a $7.00 target price on shares of Hecla Mining in a research note on Friday, June 13th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $6.92.

Hecla Mining Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSE HL opened at $6.02 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.73 and a beta of 1.47. Hecla Mining has a 12-month low of $4.41 and a 12-month high of $7.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $5.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $5.49.

Hecla Mining Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 23rd were issued a $0.0038 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $0.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.25%. Hecla Mining’s payout ratio is currently 9.09%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hecla Mining

In other news, Director Catherine J. Boggs purchased 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $4.99 per share, for a total transaction of $99,800.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 348,169 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,737,363.31. This trade represents a 6.09% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Stuart Maurice Absolom sold 18,926 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.66, for a total value of $126,047.16. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 59,410 shares in the company, valued at approximately $395,670.60. The trade was a 24.16% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Strs Ohio purchased a new position in shares of Hecla Mining in the 1st quarter valued at $188,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in Hecla Mining by 24.1% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,959,276 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $10,894,000 after acquiring an additional 380,448 shares in the last quarter. Aristeia Capital L.L.C. acquired a new position in Hecla Mining in the first quarter valued at $333,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Hecla Mining by 20.9% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,285,345 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $23,827,000 after purchasing an additional 739,360 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in shares of Hecla Mining by 12.7% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 12,124,216 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $67,411,000 after purchasing an additional 1,366,700 shares in the last quarter. 63.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Hecla Mining Company Profile

Hecla Mining Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides precious and base metal properties in the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, and China. 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 doré containing silver and gold.