United States Antimony Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSE:UAMY)

United States Antimony Co. (NYSE:UAMY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Stock traders purchased 9,533 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 504% compared to the typical daily volume of 1,578 call options.

Institutional Trading of United States Antimony

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UAMY. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of United States Antimony during the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Cetera Investment Advisers acquired a new stake in United States Antimony in the 4th quarter valued at about $40,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in United States Antimony by 2,205.1% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 26,716 shares of the company's stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 25,557 shares in the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of United States Antimony during the fourth quarter worth about $52,000. Finally, Financial Sense Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of United States Antimony during the fourth quarter worth approximately $53,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 9.49% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

UAMY has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. HC Wainwright upped their target price on United States Antimony from $2.60 to $4.50 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. D. Boral Capital initiated coverage on shares of United States Antimony in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $5.00 target price for the company. D Boral Capital raised shares of United States Antimony to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. B. Riley reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of United States Antimony in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded United States Antimony from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, United States Antimony has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $3.38.

United States Antimony Trading Down 6.8 %

United States Antimony stock traded down $0.24 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $3.28. 3,084,332 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,129,834. The company has a current ratio of 6.24, a quick ratio of 5.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $375.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -82.00 and a beta of 0.15. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $2.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1.78. United States Antimony has a fifty-two week low of $0.21 and a fifty-two week high of $3.86.

United States Antimony Company Profile

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.