Alcoa (AA) vs Hecla Mining Company (HL)

• Alcoa AA 41.46 ▲ +2.57%
• Hecla Mining Company HL 15.30 ▼ −1.67%

Alcoa and Hecla Mining Company are both in the Basic Materials sector (Aluminum and Other Precious Metals & Mining). Alcoa and Hecla Mining Company are of similar size ($10.7B and $10.5B). Alcoa trades at the lower P/E: 8.5× against 30.6×. Hecla Mining Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 89.8% against 6.46%. Hecla Mining Company has the higher net margin (19.1% vs 9.39%) and the higher return on invested capital (22.1% vs 3.72%). Both pay a dividend; Alcoa yields more (0.96% vs 0.10%). Across the 22 metrics below, Hecla Mining Company leads on 13 and Alcoa on 9.