The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Hecla Mining Co shares valued at $1,267,200 were purchased by Hecla Charitable Foundation on Aug 26 ’25. At $7.92 per share, Hecla Charitable Foundation acquired 160,000 shares.
Also, Lucky Friday Pension Plan purchased 597,093 shares, netting a total of over 4,561,791 in proceeds.
Before that, Hecla Mining Co Retirement Pla had added 2,643,714 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $20,224,412, the Hecla Mining Co Retirement Pla bought Hecla Mining Co shares for $7.65 each.
As published in a research note from Roth Capital on July 01, 2025, Hecla Mining Co [HL] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $6. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. As of October 13, 2023, ROTH MKM has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for HL.
Analyzing HL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Hecla Mining Co [NYSE: HL] rose 0.37% to $8.03. The stock’s lowest price that day was $7.78, but it reached a high of $8.06 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.66%. Over the course of the year, Hecla Mining Co shares have jumped approximately 29.73%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $8.06 on 08/27/25 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 7.85, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 7.68. In the upper region, resistance lies at 8.13. The next price resistance is at 8.24. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 72.32 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Hecla Mining Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Hecla Mining Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 1.19 million shares to 27.29 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 26.11 million shares. A jump of 4.34% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.26 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.26.
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 5.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -31.25% from the previous closing price of $8.0. Analysts anticipate Hecla Mining Co stock to reach 7 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 5. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Hecla Mining Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 28, 2023, National Bank Financial assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $7.50.
