Reviewing Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) & American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABAT)

American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABAT) and Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for American Battery Technology and Hecla Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Battery Technology	0	0	1	0	3.00
Hecla Mining	0	1	7	0	2.88

American Battery Technology presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 351.13%. Hecla Mining has a consensus target price of $6.68, suggesting a potential upside of 27.70%. Given American Battery Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe American Battery Technology is more favorable than Hecla Mining.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

9.9% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of Hecla Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Hecla Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares American Battery Technology and Hecla Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Battery Technology	N/A	-36.74%	-29.04%
Hecla Mining	-11.69%	-0.27%	-0.18%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares American Battery Technology and Hecla Mining’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Battery Technology	N/A	N/A	-$9.29 million	N/A	N/A
Hecla Mining	$720.23 million	4.48	-$84.22 million	($0.15)	-34.86

American Battery Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hecla Mining.

About American Battery Technology

American Battery Technology Company operates as a battery materials company. The company explores for resources of battery metals, such as such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese; and develops and commercializes technologies for the extraction of battery metals, as well as commercializes integrated process for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The company was formerly known as American Battery Metals Corporation. American Battery Technology Company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.

About Hecla Mining

Hecla Mining Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides precious and base metal properties in the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, and China. The company mines for silver, gold, lead, and zinc concentrates, as well as carbon material containing silver and gold for custom smelters, metal traders, and third-party processors; and doré containing silver and gold. It flagship project is the Greens Creek mine located on Admiralty Island in southeast Alaska. Hecla Mining Company was incorporated in 1891 and is headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.