United States Antimony Co. (NYSE:UAMY) Given Average Recommendation of "Buy" by Brokerages

United States Antimony Co. (NYSE:UAMY - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of "Buy" from the five research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $3.38.

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on UAMY shares. Wall Street Zen cut United States Antimony from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. B. Riley reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of United States Antimony in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. HC Wainwright boosted their price objective on United States Antimony from $2.60 to $4.50 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. D. Boral Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $5.00 price objective on shares of United States Antimony in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, D Boral Capital raised United States Antimony to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of UAMY. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. increased its position in United States Antimony by 23.7% in the first quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 36,256 shares of the company's stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 6,956 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in United States Antimony by 47.1% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 30,060 shares of the company's stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 9,630 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in United States Antimony by 11.4% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 163,045 shares of the company's stock worth $289,000 after buying an additional 16,743 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in United States Antimony by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 788,728 shares of the company's stock worth $1,397,000 after buying an additional 16,905 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers purchased a new stake in shares of United States Antimony during the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. 9.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

United States Antimony Price Performance

Shares of NYSE UAMY opened at $2.26 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $269.17 million and a P/E ratio of -56.50. The company has a quick ratio of 5.84, a current ratio of 6.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $2.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $2.26. United States Antimony has a twelve month low of $0.27 and a twelve month high of $3.86.

About United States Antimony

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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