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Hecla Mining Company

Hot onWhy it's trendingX chatter spiked vs its recent normBacked by solid revenue growthPrice and volume picking up
$HL·$11B·Silver·Basic Materials
$14.53+0.0%YTD-26.1%1Y+141.2%
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$HLHecla Mining Company
$14.53+0.03%683 posts+15%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $HL, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-07-16

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Silver miner up 153% t12m with 44% operating margins — the NVRO Australia MOU is the fresh catalyst.

Hecla Mining is the largest US silver producer whose 2026 tape has been -21% YTD despite +153% t12m appreciation. The setup is coiled at 34% of the 52-week range with a fresh NVRO Metals Australia MOU catalyst.

  • The core mining business is earning at extreme margins: Q1 2026 revenue grew 57% YoY to $411M, gross margin held at 62%, and operating margin was 55% — this is what a silver miner earns at cycle-peak prices, and 4.4% FCF yield gives real cushion.
  • The NVRO Australia MOU is the specific catalyst: NVRO Metals and Hecla signed an MOU to process 35,000 tonnes at the NVRO Metals Hub in Australia's Northern Territory — real strategic expansion into offshore-processing at a specific project scale.
  • Insider action is heavy: 15 insider events in the quarter with no scale open-market distribution, and the sector rotation into precious-metals peers post-months of drawdowns is the specific technical setup — real institutional accumulation into the August 5 print.

The August 5 Q2 earnings are the near-term arbiter — Q2 silver + gold production trajectory, all-in sustaining cost trends, and any specific NVRO-Australia processing commentary extend the coiling setup toward $20. A production miss or AISC inflation confirms the bear framing and drops the tape below $13.

Agrees with X sentimentX is bullish, notes silver miner Hecla moving alongside precious-metals peers after months of drawdowns (framed as consolidation following a huge uptrend), and NVRO Metals and Hecla signed an MOU to process 35,000 tonnes at the NVRO Metals Hub in Australia's Northern Territory. Mechanics validate: Q1 revenue +57% YoY at 55% operating margin, 4.4% FCF yield, and 15 insider events with no scale distribution — real institutional accumulation.

What to watch: The August 5 Q2 earnings. Watch Q2 silver + gold production trajectory, all-in sustaining cost trends, and NVRO-Australia processing commentary. Production miss or AISC inflation confirms bear framing sub-$13; steady production + NVRO catalyst extends toward $20.

On the calendar: 2026-08-05 — Q2 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-13

Silver miner Hecla Mining is moving alongside precious-metals peers after months of drawdowns, framed as consolidation following a huge uptrend. NVRO Metals and Hecla signed an MOU to process 35,000 tonnes at the NVRO Metals Hub in Australia's Northern Territory, adding to the constructive backdrop.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Largest US primary silver producer with mines in Alaska and Idaho; also extracts gold, lead, and zinc.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Silver sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $HL.

Silver · Basic Materials

No material change from last week — photovoltaic paste consumption and chip wire bonding are structural industrial demand drivers scaling with AI buildout's expansion of global fab output.

What this means for $HL

Partial — Largest US primary silver producer with mines in Alaska and Idaho; also extracts gold, lead, and zinc; this segment overlaps with the AI semiconductor manufacturing demand and gold safe-haven spillover but is not the dominant revenue driver.

Top industry ETF

$SILGlobal X Silver Miners ETF
-16.0%YTD
+46.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
39.1How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
15.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
44.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
4.4%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
6.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
11.0%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
50.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$0.24$0.27-11.1%
Q4 2025Feb 17, 2026$0.19$0.16+16.6%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.12$0.10+23.7%
Q2 2025Aug 6, 2025$0.08$0.05+60.0%
Next earningsWed, Aug 5·consensus EPS $0.20

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$411.4M+57.4%61.6%55.3%$-0.03$155.0M
Q4 FY25$448.1M+79.5%55.4%50.9%$0.20$134.7M
Q3 FY25$409.5M+67.1%44.1%36.3%$0.15$90.1M
Q2 FY25$304.0M+23.8%39.3%30.8%$0.09$87.5M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.5B$1.3B – $1.8B$0.84$0.72 – $1.043
FY27$1.5B$1.4B – $1.8B$1.20$1.03 – $1.493
FY28$1.5B$1.5B – $1.5B$1.01$0.76 – $1.264
FY29$2.7B$2.5B – $3.3B$0.60$0.52 – $0.753
FY30$3.2B$2.9B – $3.8B$0.50$0.43 – $0.623

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.4×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.31%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-12.3%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-20.1%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 662.0M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today6.3% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.295-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

+ 46 other (14 awards · 14 inkinds · 13 others · 5 exempts) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 228-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Hecla Mining (HL) held its 2026 Annual Meeting on May 21, 2026. Shareholders voted on four proposals including ratification of the Director Stock Plan extension, which prolongs the plan's term from May 15, 2027 to May 15, 2036. Officers named to serve until the 2027 annual meeting were identified. This is largely a routine meeting with a notable plan extension that increases the runway for director equity compensation.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 143
8-KAgreement terminatedApr 108-K — Item 1.02: Agreement terminated · Item 2.04: Debt-obligation acceleration
8-KAcquisition completedMar 258-K — Item 2.01: Acquisition completed · Item 8.01: Other event
SC 13D/AActivist amendmentFeb 27SC 13D/A
8-KOfficer or director changeFeb 208-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
8-KPress release / Reg FDFeb 138-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
SC 13D/AActivist amendmentFeb 11SC 13D/A
+ 17 other (5 13Gs · 4 8-Ks · 2 proxys · 1 11-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Hecla Mining: Upgrading To Buy After The Silver Selloffseekingalpha.com·4d agoiShares Silver ETF Tops Global X Rival in Yield and Five-Year Returnsfool.com·14d agoSilver Just Hit A 'Now Or Never' Level: Which Miner Is Best Positioned If The Metal Bounces?benzinga.com·18d agoWhy Hecla Mining Stock Slumped Todayfool.com·38d agoWhy Is Hecla Mining (HL) Down 8.2% Since Last Earnings Report?zacks.com·43d ago
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