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HL vs SQM
Side-by-side comparison of Hecla Mining Company (HL) and Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (SQM): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both HL and SQM operate in Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
- SQM is the larger of the two at $20.91B, about 2.0x HL ($10.61B).
- Over the past year, HL is up 158.0% and SQM is up 92.9% - HL leads by 65.1 points.
- HL has hit the wire 17 times in the past 4 weeks while SQM has been quiet.
- SQM has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 19 for HL).
- Company
- Hecla Mining Company
- Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- Price
- $15.81+0.09%
- $73.13-1.08%
- Market cap
- $10.61B
- $20.91B
- 1M return
- +9.07%
- -3.33%
- 1Y return
- +157.99%
- +92.85%
- Industry
- Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
- Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 1993
- News (4w)
- 17
- 0
- Recent ratings
- 19
- 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.
Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
Sociedad QuÃmica y Minera de Chile S.A. produces and distributes specialty plant nutrients, iodine and its derivatives, lithium and its derivatives, potassium chloride and sulfate, industrial chemicals, and other products and services worldwide. The company offers specialty plant nutrients, including potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate, sodium potassium nitrate, specialty blends, and other specialty fertilizers for crops, such as vegetables, fruits, and industrial crops. It also provides iodine and its derivatives for use in medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial applications comprising x-ray contrast media, polarizing films for LCD and LED, antiseptics, biocides and disinfectants, pharmaceutical synthesis, electronics, pigments, and dye components. In addition, the company offers lithium carbonates for various applications that include electrochemical materials for batteries, frits for the ceramic and enamel industries, heat-resistant glass, air conditioning chemicals, continuous casting powder for steel extrusion, primary aluminum smelting process, pharmaceuticals, and lithium derivatives. Further, it supplies lithium hydroxide for the lubricating greases industry, as well as cathodes for batteries. Additionally, it offers potassium chloride and potassium sulfate for various crops, including corn, rice, sugar, soybean, and wheat; industrial chemicals, including sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, potassium chloride, and solar salts; and other fertilizers and blends. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.
Latest HL
- NVRO Metals and Hecla sign an MOU to process 35,000-tonnes at the NVRO Metals Hub in the Northern Territory, Australia
- Vice President & PAO Absolom Stuart Maurice covered exercise/tax liability with 7,070 shares, was granted 6,258 shares and acquired 16,613 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 7% to 95,259 units (SEC Form 4)
- VP - CHRO Moyes Kari G. was granted 19,876 shares, increasing direct ownership by 12,632% to 30,557 units (SEC Form 4)
- Vice President - Exploration Allen Kurt covered exercise/tax liability with 14,309 shares, was granted 19,548 shares and acquired 28,117 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 4% to 316,223 units (SEC Form 4)
- VP - Sustainability Malone Patrick Shay covered exercise/tax liability with 17,846 shares, was granted 19,548 shares and acquired 2,307 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 8% to 200,945 units (SEC Form 4)
- VP - Corporate Development Brown Robert Denis was granted 20,424 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 27,043 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 4% to 594,056 units (SEC Form 4)
- Sr. VP, GC & Secretary Sienko David C covered exercise/tax liability with 23,973 shares, was granted 22,724 shares and acquired 17,354 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 934,511 units (SEC Form 4)
- Sr. VP & COO Aguiar Rodriguez Carlos Roberto covered exercise/tax liability with 21,659 shares, was granted 24,640 shares and acquired 10,210 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 6% to 331,927 units (SEC Form 4)
- Amendment: Sr. VP & CFO Lawlar Russell Douglas covered exercise/tax liability with 31,764 shares, was granted 24,640 shares and acquired 1,130 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 8% to 351,671 units (SEC Form 4)
- President & CEO Krcmarov Robert covered exercise/tax liability with 79,437 shares, was granted 66,708 shares and acquired 2,528 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 9% to 786,708 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest SQM
- Sociedad Quimica y Minera downgraded by Analyst with a new price target
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- SQM Reports Earnings for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
- SEC Form 20-F filed by Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
- SQM Reports Earnings for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2025