USA Rare Earth Inc. $USAR Stock Holdings Lifted by Sovran Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Sovran Advisors LLC increased its stake in USA Rare Earth by 119.7% in Q4 to 489,707 shares (about 0.37% ownership) valued at approximately $5.83 million.
• Significant insider buying was reported: Director Michael Blitzer purchased 100,000 shares at $21.44 and now owns 847,500 shares, with insiders holding 46.6% of the company.
• Analyst sentiment is generally positive—six Buys and one Sell—giving a consensus "Moderate Buy" and a $33 average target, while the stock trades near $15.92 and the company recently missed Q1 EPS estimates (‑$0.19 vs. ‑$0.12 expected).

Sovran Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR - Free Report) by 119.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 489,707 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 266,783 shares during the period. Sovran Advisors LLC owned about 0.37% of USA Rare Earth worth $5,828,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Perigon Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of USA Rare Earth in the 4th quarter worth $265,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of USA Rare Earth by 583.8% during the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 7,433 shares of the company's stock valued at $88,000 after purchasing an additional 6,346 shares during the last quarter. Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of USA Rare Earth during the fourth quarter valued at $311,000. MFG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of USA Rare Earth in the 4th quarter valued at $659,000. Finally, GK Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of USA Rare Earth in the 4th quarter valued at $197,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Benchmark started coverage on USA Rare Earth in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. They set a "buy" rating on the stock. Roth Mkm raised their target price on shares of USA Rare Earth from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of USA Rare Earth in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on shares of USA Rare Earth from $28.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price target on shares of USA Rare Earth from $33.00 to $29.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, USA Rare Earth currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $33.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Carolyn Trabuco acquired 1,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 29th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $22.60 per share, with a total value of $29,380.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,300 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $29,380. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Michael Blitzer acquired 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 29th. The stock was bought at an average price of $21.44 per share, for a total transaction of $2,144,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 847,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,170,400. This trade represents a 13.38% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 46.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

USA Rare Earth Stock Performance

Shares of USAR stock opened at $15.92 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.31 and a beta of 1.34. USA Rare Earth Inc. has a 1-year low of $6.31 and a 1-year high of $43.98. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $19.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $18.84.

USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 30th. The company reported ($0.19) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.12) by ($0.07). The company had revenue of $1.64 million during the quarter.

About USA Rare Earth

USA Rare Earth NASDAQ: USAR is a development-stage critical minerals company focused on advancing a fully integrated rare earth element (REE) and lithium project in the United States. Its flagship asset is the Round Top deposit in West Texas, a large, polymetallic concentration of light and heavy rare earth elements, lithium and other co-products. The company seeks to move this asset through resource delineation, pilot-scale processing and eventual commercial production to address growing domestic demand for secure REE supply chains.

In addition to exploration, USA Rare Earth is engineering an on-site separation facility that will utilize dry magnetic separation and hydrometallurgical flowsheets to produce mixed rare earth carbonates.

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