Hecla Mining Company (HL) reported strong Q4 2025 results, with revenue of $448.1 million beating the estimate of $393.5 million by roughly 13.9%. Diluted earnings per share came in at $0.20 versus an estimate of $0.1833, and the company recorded a large year‑over‑year improvement in profitability.
Margins expanded sharply: gross margin was about 55.4% and operating margin was about 49.1%, reflecting much stronger conversion of revenue into profit compared with the prior year.
Cost of sales was $199.9 million, and the company’s net margin for the quarter was roughly 29.9%. Shares moved by 1.74% since market close.
Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.
Hecla Mining Company Insider Trading Activity
Hecla Mining Company insiders have traded $HL stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $HL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- DAVID C SIENKO (Sr. VP, GC & Secretary) sold 207,553 shares for an estimated $4,030,679
- RUSSELL DOUGLAS LAWLAR (Sr. VP & CFO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 166,907 shares for an estimated $2,503,975.
- MICHAEL L. CLARY (Sr. VP & CAO) sold 75,000 shares for an estimated $1,522,500
- KURT ALLEN (VP-Exploration) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 52,219 shares for an estimated $1,144,008.
- STUART MAURICE ABSOLOM (VP - Principal Acctg. Officer) sold 14,472 shares for an estimated $163,461
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Hecla Mining Company Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 315 institutional investors add shares of Hecla Mining Company stock to their portfolio, and 228 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP removed 12,817,430 shares (-25.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $245,966,481
- BLACKROCK, INC. removed 11,303,059 shares (-11.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $216,905,702
- PALE FIRE CAPITAL SE removed 7,438,818 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $90,009,697
- D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. removed 6,476,858 shares (-67.4%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $78,369,981
- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP removed 5,930,323 shares (-25.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $113,802,898
- ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP added 5,906,313 shares (+86.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $113,342,146
- VANGUARD GROUP INC removed 5,685,267 shares (-8.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $109,100,273
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Hecla Mining Company Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $HL in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- HC Wainwright & Co. issued a "Buy" rating on 11/06/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Hecla Mining Company, check out Quiver Quantitative's $HL forecast page.
Hecla Mining Company Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $HL recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $HL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $30.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Heiko F. Ihle from HC Wainwright & Co. set a target price of $36.5 on 01/28/2026
- Cosmos Chiu from CIBC set a target price of $32.0 on 01/28/2026
- Kevin O'Halloran from BMO Capital set a target price of $28.0 on 01/27/2026
- Eric Winmill from Scotiabank set a target price of $25.0 on 01/26/2026
