Compare · HL vs VMC
HL vs VMC
Side-by-side comparison of Hecla Mining Company (HL) and Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) (VMC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both HL and VMC operate in Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
- VMC is the larger of the two at $35.52B, about 2.5x HL ($14.05B).
- HL has been more active in the news (9 items in the past 4 weeks vs 5 for VMC).
- VMC has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 20 for HL).
- Company
- Hecla Mining Company
- Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company)
- Price
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- Market cap
- $14.05B
- $35.52B
- 1M return
- -
- -
- 1Y return
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- Industry
- Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
- Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- News (4w)
- 9
- 5
- Recent ratings
- 20
- 25
Hecla Mining Company
Hecla Mining Company, together with its subsidiaries, discovers, acquires, develops, and produces precious and base metal properties in the United States and internationally. The company offers lead, zinc, and bulk concentrates, as well as carbon materials to custom smelters, metal traders, and third-party processors; and unrefined gold and silver bullion bars to precious metals traders. It owns 100% interests in the Greens Creek mine located on Admiralty Island in southeast Alaska; the Lucky Friday mine located in northern Idaho; the Casa Berardi mine located in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec, Canada; and the San Sebastian mine located in the city of Durango, Mexico. The company also holds 100% interests in the Fire Creek mine located in Lander County, Nevada; and the Hollister and Midas mines located in Elko County, Nevada. Hecla Mining Company was incorporated in 1891 and is headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company)
Vulcan Materials Company produces and supplies construction aggregate primarily in the United States. It operates through four segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, Concrete, and Calcium. The Aggregates segment provides crushed stones, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates; and related products and services that are applied in construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other public works, as well as in the construction of housing and commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential facilities. The Asphalt Mix segment offers asphalt mix in Alabama, Arizona, California, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas, as well as engages in the asphalt construction paving activity in Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas. The Concrete segment provides ready-mixed concrete in Maryland, Texas and Virginia, and Washington D.C. The Calcium segment mines, produces, and sells calcium products for the animal feed, plastics, and water treatment industries. The company was formerly known as Virginia Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to Vulcan Materials Company. Vulcan Materials Company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
Latest HL
- Amendment: VP - Sustainability Malone Patrick Shay acquired 2,275 shares and sold $498,136 worth of shares (23,994 units at $20.76), decreasing direct ownership by 12% to 174,644 units (SEC Form 4)
- VP - Sustainability Malone Patrick Shay sold $498,136 worth of shares (23,994 units at $20.76), closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
- Jefferies initiated coverage on Hecla Mining with a new price target
- Surface Sampling Just Extended an Ontario Gold Trend to 560 Metres
- Nearly 3 Million Ounces of Century-Old Silver. Ontario Just Opened the Door.
- SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by Hecla Mining Company
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Hecla Mining Company
- Hecla Mining Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Hecla Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
- Hecla Reports Excellent Q2 2026 Exploration Results at Keno Hill, New Veins Discovered at Midas, and Positive Definition Results at Greens Creek
Latest VMC
- Director Hill J Thomas sold $3,866,404 worth of shares (14,000 units at $276.17), decreasing direct ownership by 19% to 58,209 units (SEC Form 4)
- DA Davidson initiated coverage on Vulcan Materials with a new price target
- Director Hill J Thomas exercised 121,970 shares at a strike of $153.39 and covered exercise/tax liability with 90,276 shares, increasing direct ownership by 78% to 72,209 units (SEC Form 4)
- New insider Render Stephen J claimed ownership of 13,114 shares (SEC Form 3)
- Senior Vice President Clement David P sold $570,200 worth of shares (2,000 units at $285.10), decreasing direct ownership by 23% to 6,716 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 144 filed by Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company)
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company)
- Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- VULCAN REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS
- Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company) filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits