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Company snapshot — Hecla Mining Company

HL in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Hecla Mining produces silver alongside gold, lead and zinc concentrates, and it also sells carbon material and unrefined doré containing silver and gold to smelters, metal traders and other processors. Its output reaches customers across the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea and China. The company was incorporated in 1891 and is based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Where it sits in the stack
Hecla carries no seat in our index, so it sits within the Basic Materials sector of the diary's universe, in the precious-metals mining sleeve alongside other silver and gold producers. It supplies raw metal into the physical market rather than into any part of the AI build-out chain.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group places it with other Basic Materials names based in the United States and scored in the same universe, including Barrick Mining, Agnico Eagle Mines, Kinross Gold, Pan American Silver, AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields, IAMGold and Harmony Gold. The wider market also compares it with Newmont, the largest gold producer by output.
Why Closelook tracks it
It carries a Closelook score, with quality the strongest module and momentum the weakest, but it holds no seat in our index and has not yet drawn a mention in the diary's editions.
What the diary watches
Whether the weak momentum reading turns, and whether silver and gold prices move enough to shift the quality score that currently sets it apart from its Basic Materials peers.

Hecla Mining Company (HL) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for HL, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: initiation by Jefferies, 2026-08-20

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for HL from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Initiation Jefferies — at Hold · target 22 Initiated to Hold · Target set to $22 (+5.7% to spot) 2026-08-20

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Other Precious Metals & Mining · US · 3 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Other Precious Metals & Mining · US

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against HL on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months · last 0.0040 USD on 2025-05-23

Dividends and capital return

What HL pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months No cash distribution in the last twelve months earlier distributions show in the price series, see the years below
  • Last distribution 0.0040 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2025-05-23
  • By calendar year 2025: 0.0080 USD (partial) first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-03-10

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Hecla Mining Company (HL)?

Hecla Mining Company trades as HL on the US exchange (US) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is HL in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Hecla Mining Company is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does HL trade against its moving averages?

Recovery attempt under the 200-day: Trades +6.7% vs the 50-day and -1.3% vs the 200-day average, 44.6% below the 52-week high and +82.4% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 64 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Hecla Mining Company do?

Hecla Mining produces silver alongside gold, lead and zinc concentrates, and it also sells carbon material and unrefined doré containing silver and gold to smelters, metal traders and other processors. Its output reaches customers across the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea and China. The company was incorporated in 1891 and is based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Closelook's peer group places it with other Basic Materials names based in the United States and scored in the same universe, including Barrick Mining, Agnico Eagle Mines, Kinross Gold, Pan American Silver, AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields, IAMGold and Harmony Gold. The wider market also compares it with Newmont, the largest gold producer by output.

Where does Hecla Mining Company sit in the AI build-out?

Hecla carries no seat in our index, so it sits within the Basic Materials sector of the diary's universe, in the precious-metals mining sleeve alongside other silver and gold producers. It supplies raw metal into the physical market rather than into any part of the AI build-out chain. It carries a Closelook score, with quality the strongest module and momentum the weakest, but it holds no seat in our index and has not yet drawn a mention in the diary's editions.

Does Hecla Mining Company pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Hecla Mining Company’s price series over the last twelve months. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Hecla Mining Company recently?

The most recent analyst action on Hecla Mining Company on the Closelook wire is a initiation by Jefferies on 2026-08-20 (at Hold · target 22). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for HL, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Other Precious Metals & Mining, then Basic Materials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.