Hecla (HL) Shines 18% Brighter as Earnings Impress

We recently published 10 Hot Stocks Making Winning Look Easy. Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) is one of the best-performing stocks on Thursday.

Hecla Mining saw its share prices jump by 18.17 percent on Thursday to close at $7.22 apiece, as investors gobbled up shares following an impressive earnings performance in the past quarter of the year.

In its updated report, Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) said net income attributable to shareholders more than doubled to $57 million from the $27.7 million registered in the same period last year. Revenues increased by 24 percent to $304 million from only $245.6 million year-on-year.

Silver ounces produced stood at 4.52 million, higher by 1.4 percent versus the 4.458 million registered in the same period last year, while gold ounces produced stood at 45,895, versus the 37,324 in the same period last year.

Encouraged by the promising figures, Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) raised its production outlook for full-year 2025, with gold production now targeted at 126,000 to 137,000 ounces as compared with the 120,000 to 130,000 ounces expected previously.

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Silver production was maintained at 15.5 million to 17 million ounces.