Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL – Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 4th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 26th will be given a dividend of 0.0038 per share by the basic materials company on Thursday, September 10th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 26th.
Hecla Mining has a dividend payout ratio of 2.9% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Hecla Mining to earn $0.89 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.01 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 1.1%.
Hecla Mining Stock Performance
Shares of Hecla Mining stock opened at $15.44 on Wednesday. Hecla Mining has a 12 month low of $5.86 and a 12 month high of $34.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.65 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a current ratio of 4.94, a quick ratio of 4.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.08.
Hecla Mining Company Profile
Hecla Mining Company, founded in 1891 and headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is one of the oldest publicly traded precious metals companies in the United States. Originally established to develop the rich silver deposits of the Coeur d’Alene district, Hecla has evolved into a diversified mining enterprise focused on the exploration, development and production of silver and gold, with by-product credits from lead and zinc.
The company’s principal operations are located in North America and Latin America.
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