USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR) Stock Rated "Moderate Buy" by Sell-Side Analysts

Key Points

• Analyst consensus is “Moderate Buy”: Nine analysts rate USA Rare Earth a buy, one rates it a strong buy, and one rates it a sell. The average 12-month price target is $33.71.
• The stock has declined significantly: Shares opened at $10.52, compared with a 52-week high of $32.80, while the 50-day and 200-day moving averages stood at $14.45 and $18.85, respectively.
• Recent results fell short of expectations: USA Rare Earth reported a quarterly loss of $0.15 per share versus the consensus estimate of a $0.07 loss, with revenue of $5.82 million. The company is developing a domestic rare-earth and permanent-magnet supply chain centered on its Round Top Mountain project in Texas.

USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eleven analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $33.71.

USAR has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered USA Rare Earth from a "sell" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, October 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating on shares of USA Rare Earth in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Texas Capital raised USA Rare Earth to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 20th. Roth Capital cut their price objective on USA Rare Earth from $40.00 to $30.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered USA Rare Earth from a "sell (d)" rating to a "sell (d-)" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th.

Institutional Trading of USA Rare Earth

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Allworth Financial LP purchased a new position in shares of USA Rare Earth in the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Ascentis Independent Advisors purchased a new stake in USA Rare Earth during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in USA Rare Earth by 276.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,987 shares of the company's stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 1,459 shares during the period. First PREMIER Bank lifted its holdings in USA Rare Earth by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 2,000 shares of the company's stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in USA Rare Earth during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $43,000.

USA Rare Earth Stock Performance

USA Rare Earth stock opened at $10.52 on Friday. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $14.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $18.85. The company has a market capitalization of $2.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.33 and a beta of 2.66. USA Rare Earth has a 1 year low of $8.89 and a 1 year high of $32.80.

USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 10th. The company reported ($0.15) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $5.82 million for the quarter. Equities analysts expect that USA Rare Earth will post -0.62 earnings per share for the current year.

USA Rare Earth Company Profile

USA Rare Earth, Inc NASDAQ: USAR is developing an integrated domestic supply chain for rare earth and other critical minerals. The company's activities include the exploration and planned extraction of mineral resources, processing and separation of rare earth elements, and the production of sintered neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) permanent magnets used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, defense systems, electronics and other advanced technologies.

The company's flagship asset is the Round Top Mountain project in Hudspeth County, Texas.

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