Thesis pillars
- Wide Moat Quality Franchise→Stable
- Compelling Risk Reward To Target→Stable
- Commodity Concentration Cyclical Risk↑Improving
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 17, 2026
Hecla Mining Company (HL) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup · Sector Rotation edge
Basic Materials · Other Precious Metals & Mining
Wait for pullback to $13.87. Weak momentum; also below 200-day MA (death cross), recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $14.92. Engine's entry $13.87 (support + ATR (held)) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Commodity: silver, gold, lead and zinc; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1.
Hecla Mining Company has produced precious and base metals since 1891, operating four North American mines: Greens Creek (Alaska, 44% of 2025 metals sales), Lucky Friday (Idaho, 22%), Keno Hill (Yukon, 11%), and Casa Berardi (Quebec, 23%, pending sale). Concentrates and doré are... Read more
Wait for pullback to $13.87. Weak momentum; also below 200-day MA (death cross), recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $14.92. Engine's entry $13.87 (support + ATR (held)) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Commodity: silver, gold, lead and zinc; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 35, MACD bearish. Growth is cheap relative to earnings, but the technical setup has not yet produced a breakout above resistance (PEG 0.17, quality 8.8/10, growth 10.0/10). Score 7.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and earnings proximity 5d<=7d. Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Hecla Mining Company
Latest news
- NEWS Hecla Mining Co (HL) Dividends & Stock Splits: Historical Payouts and Event Timeline - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS A Look at Hecla Mining Co (HL) After 4.2% Decline -- GF Value $9 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
- 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 Q3 2026 Earnings Date and Estimates - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
Generated 2026-10-29T11:53:51Z.
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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'
- MEDIUMCustomerrelatively small number of customers10-K Item 1A: 'We derive a significant amount of revenue from a relatively small number of customers'
- MEDIUMGeographicGreens Creek44%10-K Item 1: 'The contributions to our total metals sales by our significant operations in 2025 were 44.3% from Greens Creek'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-22Item 5.02LOWOn May 21, 2026, shareholders approved an amendment to Hecla's Director Stock Plan extending its expiration date from May 2027 to May 2036. Routine compensatory arrangement change; no officer departure.SEC filing →
- 2026-04-10Item 1.02MEDIUMOn April 9, 2026, Hecla completed full redemption of remaining $263 million 7.25% Senior Notes due 2028, terminating the Indenture (Feb 2020) and two supplemental indentures. No default; redemption completed at par per notice from trustee.SEC filing →
- 2026-04-10Item 2.04LOWTriggering event related to full redemption of $263 million 7.25% Senior Notes due 2028 on April 9, 2026. Obligation accelerated via redemption; no default. Incorporates Item 1.02 by reference.SEC filing →
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Wait for pullback to $13.87. Weak momentum; also below 200-day MA (death cross), recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $14.92. Engine's entry $13.87 (support + ATR (held)) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Commodity: silver, gold, lead and zinc; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 35, MACD bearish. Growth is cheap relative to earnings, but the technical setup has not yet produced a breakout above resistance (PEG 0.17, quality 8.8/10, growth 10.0/10). Target $19.03 (+27.5%), stop $13.09 (−14.0%), A.R:R 2.9:1. Score 7.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $19.03 (+27.6% upside). Target $19.03 (+27.5%), stop $13.09 (−14.0%), A.R:R 2.9:1. Stop-loss: $13.09.
Concentration risk — Commodity: silver, gold, lead and zinc; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1; Earnings in 5 days (event risk).
Hecla Mining Company trades at a P/E of 19.9 (forward 15.7). TrendMatrix value score: 7.9/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
19 analysts cover HL with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $22.
What does Hecla Mining Company do?Hecla Mining Company has produced precious and base metals since 1891, operating four North American mines: Greens...
Hecla Mining Company has produced precious and base metals since 1891, operating four North American mines: Greens Creek (Alaska, 44% of 2025 metals sales), Lucky Friday (Idaho, 22%), Keno Hill (Yukon, 11%), and Casa Berardi (Quebec, 23%, pending sale). Concentrates and doré are sold to custom smelters, metal traders, and refiners; the company realized average silver of $45.25/oz and gold of $3,490/oz in 2025.