United States Antimony Co. (NYSE:UAMY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Thursday. Investors acquired 12,150 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 408% compared to the average daily volume of 2,393 call options.
Institutional Trading of United States Antimony
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in UAMY. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in shares of United States Antimony by 47.1% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 30,060 shares of the company's stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 9,630 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of United States Antimony by 43.9% in the fourth quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 119,174 shares of the company's stock valued at $211,000 after buying an additional 36,375 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of United States Antimony by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 788,728 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,397,000 after buying an additional 16,905 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in shares of United States Antimony by 30.6% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 971,900 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,720,000 after buying an additional 228,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in United States Antimony by 172.5% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 236,055 shares of the company's stock valued at $418,000 after purchasing an additional 149,423 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 9.49% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered United States Antimony from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. HC Wainwright lifted their price target on United States Antimony from $2.60 to $4.50 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. D. Boral Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $5.00 price objective on shares of United States Antimony in a research note on Monday, May 12th. B. Riley reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of United States Antimony in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, D Boral Capital upgraded United States Antimony to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $3.38.
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United States Antimony Stock Up 2.3%
NYSE:UAMY traded up $0.06 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $2.72. The company had a trading volume of 4,006,150 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,812,015. The firm has a market capitalization of $323.95 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of -68.00. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $2.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $2.28. United States Antimony has a 12-month low of $0.27 and a 12-month high of $3.86. The company has a current ratio of 6.24, a quick ratio of 5.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.
About United States Antimony
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United States Antimony Corporation produces and sells antimony, silver, gold, precious metals, and zeolite products in the United States, and Canada. It operates through Antimony, Zeolite, and Precious Metals segments. The company offers antimony oxide that is primarily used in conjunction with a halogen to form a synergistic flame retardant system for plastics, rubber, fiberglass, textile goods, paints, coatings, and paper, as well as color fastener in paints and as a phosphorescent agent in fluorescent light bulbs; antimony trisulfide used as a primer in ammunition; and antimony metal for use in bearings, storage batteries, and ordnance.
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