Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Hecla Mining Co shares valued at $4,038,981 were purchased by Sienko David C on Dec 17 ’25. At $19.46 per share, Sienko David C acquired 207,553 shares.
Also, Lawlar Russell Douglas sold 148,372 shares, netting a total of over 2,225,580 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $15.00 each, the insider now holds 347,402 shares.
Before that, Lawlar Russell Douglas had sold 18,535 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $278,396, the Sr. VP & CFO traded Hecla Mining Co shares for $15.02 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 18,535 shares, worth approximately $0.0.
Analysts at Roth Capital downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Sell”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of July 01, 2025, Roth Capital has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for HL. Earlier on May 05, 2025, BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Market perform” for HL stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing HL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Hecla Mining Co [NYSE: HL] rose 2.05% to $19.41. The stock’s lowest price that day was $19.12, but it reached a high of $19.7256 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 12.91%. Over the course of the year, Hecla Mining Co shares have jumped approximately 259.44%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $20.19 on 12/12/25 and a 52-week low of $4.46 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Hecla Mining Co (HL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 19.10, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 18.79. In the upper region, resistance lies at 19.72. The next price resistance is at 20.03. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 69.75 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Hecla Mining Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Hecla Mining Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-11-28 dropping by -0.48 million shares to 27.47 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 27.95 million shares. A decline of -1.75% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.56 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.56.
Which companies own the most shares of Hecla Mining Co (HL)?
In terms of Hecla Mining Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 12.62 in the next 12 months, down nearly -33.62% from the previous closing price of $19.02. Analysts anticipate Hecla Mining Co stock to reach 16.5 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 8.75. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Hecla Mining Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 13, 2023, ROTH MKM assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $4.40.
