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 | $1.4 billion |
Industry | Precious metals and minerals |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $477.6 million |
Management | CEO Phillips Baker Jr. (since 2003) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 9.6% |
Cash/Debt | $266.5 million / $10.3 million |
Dividend Yield | 1% |
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Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 1,330 members who have rated Hecla believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this month, one of those Fools, Yeti434, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
With silver resources on the rise I think [Hecla] is a pretty good play into the mining sector. Consider this, silver resources now stand at 281 million oz, and reserves are at 148 million oz. ... On top of that, it pays a dividend, and a low P/E.
Sure, this share is over twice as volatile as the S&P 500, but we are in it for the long haul, right? If you want something to produce cash for the next 5 years, and the effects of interest rate cuts across the world will keep commodity prices up, then I think [Hecla] is a good choice.
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