The stock of U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SLCA) decreased by $0.0 on Friday to finish at $12.28, down 0.00 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 595,860 shares of common stock traded. 5 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a fall of -$0.22. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 644,130, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 736,972.
SLCA stock dropped -7.60% since last month. On 08/23/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $12.03. The stock touched a high of $15.40 on 03/03/23, after rallying from a low of $10.36 in 52 weeks. The price of SLCA stock has declined by -1.76% or -$0.22 this year, reaching a new high 5 times. Still, the stock price is down -20.26% from the 52-week high.
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Insider Transactions
SLCA stock investors should be aware that U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. (SLCA) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 178 days ago on Mar 03. On Mar 03, CEO Shinn Bryan Adair sold 58,499 shares at $13.99 each. This transaction resulted in the insider making $818,635. On Mar 02, Merril Donald A sold 19,991 shares at a price of US$13.50. After the transaction, the insider now owns 310,790 shares. Director DUREN DIANE K had earlier sold 16,089 shares on Dec 16 for $11.43 a share. The transaction was completed for $183,897.
Valuation Metrics
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. (SLCA) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 6.21. Beta for the stock is 2.60. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.56, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.20, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 4.26.
Company paid $0.02 per share in dividends, a decrease of -68.25% from $0.0630 last year. A $0.0430 dividend decrease was reported on Monday February 10 2020.
Financial Health
For the three months ended June 29, U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.’s quick ratio was 2.00, while its current ratio was 2.80, indicating its ability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 is 1.11, and the total debt to equity ratio is 1.12. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 35.50% percent. U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.’s EBITDA margin for the year ended June 29 was 21.38%, whereas its operating margin stood at 17.30% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $454.96 million and revenue of $1.53 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. SLCA’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 7.20%. There was a 8.30% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 21.50%.
Earnings Surprise
According to U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A lower net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $406.78 million, while revenues rose by 4.49% to $442.24 million. It was predicted that U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.’s quarterly earnings would be $0.59, but it ended up being $0.62, beating the consensus by -4.80%. EBITDA was $120.1 million for the quarter. At the end of U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its liabilities totaled 1.29 billion, while its total debt was $963.66 million. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $77.12 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.’s (SLCA) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 25 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 35.48%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 16.84% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 23.84% and 20.15% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.32. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 25.25%, the RSI (14) reading is 40.34%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at -0.08, and the 14-day reading is at -0.20.
Analyst Ratings
In its most recent analyst report, Barclays raised its rating on U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SLCA) to an Equal weight. Prior to this, analysts firm rated the stock as an Underweight. Analysts have assigned U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. (SLCA) an Overweight rating. SLCA is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 2 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 0 rates it overweight and 1 other recommend it as a buy.
What is SLCA’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $15.00 and $22.00, with a median target price of $15.00. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. (SLCA) is $17.33.
