USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) Stock Price Up 4% - Here's Why

Key Points

• Shares rose 4% mid‑day to $16.79 (high $17.05) on about 9.73M shares traded—roughly 47% below average—and the stock is trading under its 50‑ and 200‑day SMAs (~$18.69/$18.84).
• Analysts are broadly positive with a MarketBeat consensus of “Moderate Buy” (six Buys, one Sell) and a consensus target price of $29.67, with individual targets roughly $25–$35.
• Insiders have been buying recently—Director Michael Blitzer purchased 100,000 shares and Director Carolyn Trabuco 1,300 shares—and insiders now own about 46.6% of the company.

USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR - Get Free Report) rose 4% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $17.05 and last traded at $16.79. Approximately 9,732,181 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 47% from the average daily volume of 18,430,193 shares. The stock had previously closed at $16.15.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

USAR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Roth Mkm set a $25.00 target price on shares of USA Rare Earth and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their target price on shares of USA Rare Earth from $33.00 to $29.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Benchmark initiated coverage on shares of USA Rare Earth in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. They issued a "buy" rating for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of USA Rare Earth in a report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price 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. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $29.67.

USA Rare Earth Stock Performance

The company's fifty day simple moving average is $18.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $18.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.66 billion, a PE ratio of -5.60 and a beta of 1.34.

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

Insider Activity at USA Rare Earth

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Pier 88 Investment Partners LLC raised its position in shares of USA Rare Earth by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Pier 88 Investment Partners LLC now owns 34,700 shares of the company's stock worth $413,000 after purchasing an additional 840 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its stake in USA Rare Earth by 20.4% in the 4th quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 5,522 shares of the company's stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 936 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC raised its holdings in USA Rare Earth by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 52,366 shares of the company's stock valued at $900,000 after acquiring an additional 1,032 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI raised its holdings in USA Rare Earth by 110.0% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 2,100 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in USA Rare Earth by 158.2% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,324 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 1,424 shares during the last quarter.

USA Rare Earth Company Profile

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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