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Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation

$HYMC·$2.5B·Gold·Basic Materials
$23.43-1.7%YTD-8.8%1Y+329.9%
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2026-08-22: 8 posts2026-08-23: 13 posts175+2%
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HYHYMC
$HYMCHycroft Mining Holding Corporation
$23.43-1.66%175 posts+2%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $HYMC, 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.

Driven by hypeCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-30

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Pre-production Nevada gold and silver miner up 460% over 12 months with beta 2.6 — 30% short interest is the squeeze fuel.

Hycroft Mining owns a large open-pit gold and silver project in Nevada that has never fully commercially produced — a beta-heavy junior on top of a real gold cycle. It's up 5.6x over 12 months and cooling into a broad gold pullback.

How to read what's here:

  • Zero revenue, all optionality: no current production means the $2.5B market cap is entirely a bet on when Hycroft brings meaningful production online and at what silver-and-gold price.
  • Resource story is improving: M&I silver +55% this year, less than 15% of the property explored, and Amundi added 411K shares in early August — the size of what's underground keeps expanding.
  • Beta 2.83 is the whole trade: HYMC moves ~2.8x with gold, so today's -8% is a reflection of the gold cohort taking a breather; 36th percentile 52w, -19% below the 200-day is a cyclical digesting a big run.
  • Short-squeeze fuel is specific: 30% float short with >1 week days-to-cover, highest gold-cohort beta at 2.61 — a decisive gold move higher into that setup is what powers the next leg.
  • The insider Form 3 (new 23,881-share position) is a new-hire's initial disclosure — neutral signal.

The October 27 print is what breaks the current cooling — a specific production milestone or a signed silver offtake plus continued M&I resource expansion keeps the run alive; a gold spot break below $3,200 or a fresh capital raise is what triggers a real 25-30% pullback back to the 200-day.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree — the crowd's core anchors (gold beta 2.61, M&I silver +55%, 30% float short with >1 week days-to-cover, less than 15% property explored) map to real signals; the honest caveat is HYMC is still pre-revenue, so the whole trade is gold-price-plus-short-squeeze, not fundamentals.

What to watch: October 27 earnings — a specific production milestone or signed silver offtake keeps the run alive; a gold spot break below $3,200 or a fresh capital raise triggers a 25-30% pullback back to the 200-day near $19.

On the calendar: 2026-10-27 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

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

Bullish sentiment25 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-31

Sentiment runs bullish and squeeze-flavored, anchored on Eric Sprott's roughly 37M-share stake, fresh insider buying, and 'nearly 30% of the float' short with over a week's days-to-cover. Bulls cite a 55% M&I silver-resource lift, zero debt, and the AI/data-center silver-demand narrative; one holder likens Hycroft to 'sitting on a volcano'. A rare pushback notes POX permitting in Nevada takes '+5Y' and 'no one funds it at spot prices'.

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What it does

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

Advancing the Hycroft open-pit gold and silver mine in Nevada through exploration and feasibility studies.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Gold sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $HYMC.

Gold · Basic Materials

Gold ETF outflows reflect tactical profit-taking after a run to multi-year highs; the structural bid — central bank accumulation and dollar diversification — persists beneath the surface. Miners' operating leverage amplifies metal-price moves in both directions.

What this means for $HYMC

Partial — upstream oil & gas exposure ties to commodity price cycle; Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation, together with its subsid.

Top industry ETF

$GDXVanEck Gold Miners ETF
-10.6%YTD
+52.0%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
-30.7How 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
-35.5%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
0.0%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
0.0Same 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
-65.7%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
0.0%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
0.0Total 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
Q2 2026Jul 28, 2026$-0.23$-0.17-31.4%
Q1 2026Apr 28, 2026$-0.54$-0.540.0%
Q4 2025Mar 4, 2026$-0.11$-0.12+8.3%
Q3 2025Oct 28, 2025$-0.22$-0.220.0%
Next earningsTue, Oct 27·consensus EPS $-0.17

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$0———$-0.54$-31.9M
Q4 FY25$0———$-0.09$-60.8M
Q3 FY25$0———$-0.34$-3.5M
Q2 FY25$0———$-0.43$-9.2M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$5.8M$5.8M – $5.8M-$1.03-$1.03 – -$1.031
FY27$6.2M$6.2M – $6.2M-$0.69-$0.69 – -$0.691
FY28$0$0 – $0-$0.26-$0.26 – -$0.260
FY29$0$0 – $0-$0.04-$0.04 – -$0.040
FY30$0$0 – $0-$0.18-$0.18 – -$0.180

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.36%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.+2.9%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.-19.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 55.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today4.5% 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.β2.835-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

SellJun 16Thomas David BrianSVP, General Manager25.0K sh$658KSellJun 15Rebecca JenningsSVP & General Counsel1.2K sh$34KSellJun 12Rebecca JenningsSVP & General Counsel15.3K sh$402KSellJun 4Thomas David BrianSVP, General Manager9.0K sh$271KSellJun 4Diane R GarrettCEO21.6K sh$679KSellJun 4Rebecca JenningsSVP & General Counsel11.3K sh$342KSellJun 4Stanton K RideoutCFO16.5K sh$498KBuyApr 24Eric Sprott10% owner100.0K sh$3.8MBuyApr 9Eric Sprott10% owner200.0K sh$7.7MSellMar 17Rebecca JenningsSVP & General Counsel9.1K sh$357K
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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

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 253
AI summary

A new insider at Hycroft Mining (HYMC) filed Form 3 reporting initial beneficial ownership of 23,881 shares of Class A common stock held directly. No derivative securities were reported. Routine new officer or director initial ownership disclosure with a modest direct share holding.

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 188-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Hycroft Mining Holding Corp (HYMC) filed an 8-K under Items 7.01 and 9.01, furnishing a Regulation FD disclosure and related exhibits. Hycroft is a Nevada-based gold and silver mining company with operations in the Humboldt County region. No specific details were available in the available excerpt.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 288-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

HYMC (HYMC) reported Q2 2026 financial results on 2026-07-28, reporting results detailed in attached press release. The press release notes: mission as to the materiality of any information in this Cur. Additional items: Item 7.01. Quarterly earnings are a material disclosure; investors should review the full press release for segment details and management commentary.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 168-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Hycroft Mining filed an updated investor presentation as a Regulation FD disclosure, providing investors with current information on the company's exploration activities, resource estimates, and strategic direction for its large-scale silver and gold property in Nevada. Standard investor relations update for the precious metals mining company.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 158-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (HYMC) announced on July 15, 2026, the appointment of Michael Deal as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective August 24, 2026. Deal brings over 20 years of mining industry experience, most recently serving as Vice President of Operations at First Majestic Silver, where he directed capital programs exceeding $300 million annually. Prior roles include positions at Nevada Gold Mines, OceanaGold, and Newmont. This hire strengthens Hycroft's operational leadership as the company advances its Nevada gold-silver project.

3/ANew insider — initial holdingsJun 163/A
AI summary

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (HYMC) filed an amended Form 3/A on June 16, 2026 to correct or update a prior initial beneficial ownership statement. Body unavailable — excerpt contains only SEC cover-page header without the amendment details or corrected ownership figures.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 118-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation entered into an Employment Agreement on June 8, 2026, with Eric B. Colby, its Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations. Colby joined in April 2026 and brings senior mining executive experience; the agreement formalizes the terms of his ongoing employment. Specific salary and bonus terms were not detailed in the available body excerpt. This is a routine executive employment agreement for a recently appointed EVP at a small-cap gold/silver miner, reflecting normal retention and compensation governance.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJun 28-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

HYMC (HYMC) disclosed its addition to Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 under 8-K Item 8.01 (other events). Index inclusions are significant because they trigger automatic buying from passive index funds and ETFs that track the benchmark, often resulting in increased share price and trading volume. Index providers typically announce additions in advance of the effective rebalancing date, giving institutions time to adjust their holdings. The event increases HYMC's institutional ownership base and enhances its market visibility and liquidity profile.

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Recent news

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

Hycroft Extends High-Grade Silver at Brimstone and Vortexprnewswire.com·13d agoHycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) Shares Gap Up – Time to Buy?defenseworld.net·23d ago411,116 Shares in Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation $HYMC Bought by Amundidefenseworld.net·27d agoHycroft Reports Q2 2026 Results With Strong Balance Sheetprnewswire.com·35d agoHycroft Appoints Michael Deal as Chief Operating Officerprnewswire.com·48d ago

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