Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Hecla Mining Co shares valued at $7,450,000 were purchased by HECLA MINING CO/DE/ on Jan 20 ’26. At $7.45 per share, HECLA MINING CO/DE/ acquired 1,000,000 shares.
Also, Allen Kurt sold 52,219 shares, netting a total of over 1,144,009 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $21.91 each, the insider now holds 216,641 shares.
Before that, Allen Kurt had added 52,219 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,134,719, the Officer bought Hecla Mining Co shares for $21.73 each.
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 2.27% to $28.88. The stock’s lowest price that day was $27.82, but it reached a high of $29.33 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 18.80%. Over the course of the year, Hecla Mining Co shares have jumped approximately 436.80%.
Is Hecla Mining Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Hecla Mining Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 1.05 million shares to 28.52 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 27.47 million shares. A jump of 3.7% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.15 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.15.
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 -55.29% from the previous closing price of $28.24. Analysts anticipate Hecla Mining Co stock to reach 16.5 by 2026, 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 2026. On October 13, 2023, ROTH MKM assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $4.40.
