Hecla Mining Reports 16.2% Net Margin with Nearly $17 Billion Market Cap
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Source: Benzinga
- Hecla Mining Performance: Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) reported a net margin of 16.2% with annual sales exceeding $1.2 billion and a market cap nearing $17 billion, indicating strong performance in its North American gold, silver, and zinc mining operations with significant future growth potential.
- DRDGold Innovative Model: DRDGold (NYSE:DRD) utilizes surface tailing retreatment strategies, achieving a net margin of 28.5% and a 280% stock price increase over the past 12 months, showcasing the success of its low capital-intensive business model, which is likely to continue attracting investor interest.
- Kinross Gold Earnings: Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) achieved record revenue of $1.8 billion and earnings of $0.44 per share in Q3 2025, with a net margin of 27.3%, reflecting its strong market position and diversified pipeline, as the stock has rallied over 200% in the past year.
- Southern Copper Growth Potential: Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) generated over $12 billion in revenue in Q1 2025 with a net margin of 31%, and its stock has risen 27% in January, indicating robust performance in the copper market and promising growth opportunities ahead.
Analyst Views on DRD
Wall Street analysts forecast DRD stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for DRD is 36.25 USD with a low forecast of 36.25 USD and a high forecast of 36.25 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
1 Analyst Rating
1 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 37.240
Low
36.25
Averages
36.25
High
36.25
Current: 37.240
Low
36.25
Averages
36.25
High
36.25
About DRD
DRDGOLD Limited is a South Africa-based gold mining company. The Company is engaged in surface gold tailings retreatment, including exploration, extraction, processing and smelting. The Company’s business includes Far West Gold Recoveries, Ergo, Hot Button Features and Resources and Reserves. Ergo is a surface gold retreatment operation which treats old slime dams and sand dumps to the south of Johannesburg’s central business district as well as the East and Central Rand goldfields. The operation comprises three plants and a solar plant with a BESS. FWGR is a surface gold retreatment operation which treats old slime dams in the West Rand goldfields and is located near Carletonville in South Africa’s Gauteng province. The Ergo and the Knights plant in Germiston, with a combined capacity of 1.8mtpm. The Ergo plant operates as a metallurgical plant and the City Deep and Knights plants as pump/milling stations feeding the Ergo plant.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
