Shares of Silver Miners Listed in the U.S. Decline as Silver Prices Fall Below $100
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 5h ago
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Source: moomoo
Silver Miners' Shares Decline: U.S. listed shares of silver mining companies have experienced a significant drop.
Silver Prices Fall Below $100: The decline in share prices coincides with silver prices falling below the $100 mark, impacting the mining sector.
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Analyst Views on HL
Wall Street analysts forecast HL stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for HL is 15.42 USD with a low forecast of 12.00 USD and a high forecast of 19.00 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.
6 Analyst Rating
2 Buy
3 Hold
1 Sell
Hold
Current: 26.320
Low
12.00
Averages
15.42
High
19.00
Current: 26.320
Low
12.00
Averages
15.42
High
19.00
About HL
Hecla Mining Company is a silver producer in the United States and Canada. The Company discovers, acquires and develops mines and other mineral interests and produces and markets concentrates containing silver, gold, lead, zinc and copper; carbon material containing silver and gold, and unrefined dore containing silver and gold. The Company's segments include Greens Creek, Lucky Friday, Keno Hill and Casa Berardi. The Greens Creek operation is located on Admiralty Island, near Juneau, Alaska. The Greens Creek ore body contains silver, zinc, gold and lead. The Lucky Friday mine is a deep underground silver, lead, and zinc mine located in the Coeur d’Alene Mining District in northern Idaho. The Casa Berardi mine is an underground/open-pit gold mine located in western Quebec. It owns 100% of the Keno Hill Silver Project, which is located within the Keno Hill Silver District in Canada’s Yukon Territory. The Company also owns a number of exploration and pre-development projects.
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.
Silver Prices Surge, Hecla Mining Benefits
- Surge in Silver Prices: Over the past year, silver prices have skyrocketed from around $30 to over $100, marking a 233% increase, positioning silver as a safe haven against inflation and attracting significant investor interest.
- Escalating Supply-Demand Imbalance: A projected shortage of 95 million ounces of silver in 2025, driven by soaring demand for technologies like solar panels and electric vehicles, further propels price increases and enhances mining companies' profitability.
- Hecla Mining's Clear Advantage: As the largest silver producer in the U.S. and Canada, Hecla currently accounts for 37% of U.S. silver production and 29% in Canada, with its low-cost production model allowing for substantial profit increases during rising silver prices, with an estimated profit margin of 20.8% in 2025.
- Shareholder Return Potential: Hecla Mining offers a dividend yield of 0.05%, and its payout ratio below 5% provides room for future dividend growth, meaning shareholders will benefit from increased payouts as silver prices rise.
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Historic Gold and Silver Price Collapse Triggers Mining Stock Selloff
- Historic Price Drop: On Friday, gold prices fell by 9.5% to $4,861 per ounce, while silver plummeted 27% to $84 per ounce, marking the largest single-day declines since 1980, leading to a sharp decrease in demand for precious metals and negatively impacting mining stocks.
- Mining Stocks Hit Hard: The collapse in gold and silver prices resulted in many mining stocks experiencing double-digit declines, reflecting a rapid loss of investor confidence in precious metals, prompting widespread sell-offs and putting pressure on the overall mining sector.
- Concerns Over Fed Independence Eased: The nomination of hawkish Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair by President Trump has alleviated fears regarding the independence of the Fed, which may influence future monetary policy directions and investor sentiment.
- Increased Market Volatility: Warsh's criticism of modern monetary frameworks could inject new volatility into rate expectations; while this may promote short-term economic growth and employment, it also raises the risk of higher inflation in the long run.
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