What is the Market's View on Hecla Mining Company (HL) Stock's Price and Volume Trends Wednesday?

The market has been high on Hecla Mining Company (HL) stock recently. HL gets a Bullish score from InvestorsObserver Stock Sentiment Indicator.

Hecla Mining Company has a Bullish sentiment reading. Find out what this means for you and get the rest of the rankings on HL!

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What is Stock Sentiment?

When making investment decisions, sentiment gives a good overview of what stocks investors currently favor. Sentiment incorporates short-term technical analysis into its score and does not encompass any fundamental analysis such as profitability of the company. This means that earnings updates and other news can greatly impact overall sentiment. Sentiment is how investors, or the market, feels about a stock. There are lots of ways to measure sentiment. At the core, sentiment is pretty easy to understand. If a stock is going up, investors must be bullish, while if it is going down, sentiment is bearish. InvestorsObserver’s Sentiment Indicator looks at price trends over the past week and also considers changes in volume. Increasing volume can mean a trend is getting stronger, while decreasing volume can mean a trend is nearing a conclusion. For stocks that have options, our system also considers the balance between calls, which are often bets that the price will go up, and puts, which are frequently bets that the price will fall.

What's Happening With HL Stock Today?

Hecla Mining Company (HL) stock is trading at $5.52 as of 10:24 AM on Wednesday, Jan 19, a rise of $0.35, or 6.78% from the previous closing price of $5.17. The stock has traded between $5.27 and $5.56 so far today. Volume today is less active than usual. So far 2,585,077 shares have traded compared to average volume of 6,575,665 shares. To screen for more stocks like Hecla Mining Company click here.

More About Hecla Mining Company

Hecla Mining Co produces and explores silver, gold, lead, and zinc. Its main silver mines include Idaho-based Lucky Friday and Greens Creek in Alaska. Hecla acquired 100% of the Greens Creek from Rio Tinto in April 2008, after holding a 29% interest for 20 years. The acquisition doubled the company's silver production. The operating business segments are the Greens Creek unit, the Lucky Friday unit, the Casa Berardi unit, the San Sebastian unit, and the Nevada Operations unit. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Hecla Mining Company stock.