4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Hecla Mining
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, silver miner Hecla Mining (NYS: HL) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Hecla's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Hecla facts
Headquarters (Founded) | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (1891) |
Market Cap | $2.2 billion |
Industry | Precious metals and minerals |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $504.5 million |
Management | CEO Phillips Baker Jr. (since 2003) |
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 5.1% |
Cash/Debt | $377.4 million / $7.5 million |
Competitors | Coeur d'Alene (NYS: CDE) |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 1,254 members who have rated Hecla believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Star EnigmaDude, who is ranked in the top 2% of our community, and idvst8.
Just last week, EnigmaDude wrote that Hecla is just too attractive to pass up: "Not big on miners right now but Hecla looks pretty cheap and silver does not look like it will be crashing any time soon."
In fact, Hecla currently sports a cheapish EV/EBIDTA multiple of 7. That represents a discount to other silver stocks like Coeur d'Alene at 10, Silver Standard Resources (NAS: SSRI) at 33, and Silver Wheaton (NYS: SLW) at 28.
CAPS member idvst8 elaborates on the bull case:
With its EPA lawsuit settlement in the rearview mirror, HL is set to climb back into the teens as volume and liquidity return to the market. The days of $15 silver are long gone in my opinion, and Hecla is in a great position to capitalize on its vast Silver reserves, and ultra low production costs moving forward.
The mining Sector is oversold, and Hecla is a great long term buy at the $8.00 level in my opinion.
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