U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc produces and sells commercial silica in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Oil & Gas Proppants and Industrial & Specialty Products. It offers whole grain commercial silica products to be used as fracturing sand in connection with oil and natural gas recovery, as well as sells its whole grain silica products in various size distributions, grain shapes, and chemical purity levels for manufacturing glass products.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels
Sub-IndustryDiversified Metals & Mining
SectorBasic Materials
Phone281-258-2170
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.58 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees2,812
Next Earnings Date10/29/2019 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA) Frequently Asked Questions
What is U.S. Silica's stock symbol?
U.S. Silica trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SLCA."
How often does U.S. Silica pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for U.S. Silica?
U.S. Silica declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.063 per share on Thursday, October 3rd. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 12th. View U.S. Silica's Dividend History.
How will U.S. Silica's stock buyback program work?
U.S. Silica announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Tuesday, November 7th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.
How were U.S. Silica's earnings last quarter?
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (NYSE:SLCA) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 30th. The mining company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.19. The mining company earned $394.85 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $396.72 million. U.S. Silica had a positive return on equity of 6.49% and a negative net margin of 16.92%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.64 EPS. View U.S. Silica's Earnings History.
When is U.S. Silica's next earnings date?
How can I listen to U.S. Silica's earnings call?
U.S. Silica will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.
What price target have analysts set for SLCA?
16 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for U.S. Silica's shares. Their predictions range from $8.00 to $60.00. On average, they anticipate U.S. Silica's stock price to reach $18.70 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 166.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for U.S. Silica.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for U.S. Silica?
16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for U.S. Silica in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for U.S. Silica.
Has U.S. Silica been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media stories about SLCA stock have trended very negative on Tuesday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. U.S. Silica earned a media sentiment score of -3.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the mining company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for U.S. Silica.
Are investors shorting U.S. Silica?
U.S. Silica saw a decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 16,560,000 shares, a decline of 7.2% from the August 30th total of 17,840,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,070,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 8.0 days. Currently, 24.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View U.S. Silica's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of U.S. Silica's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to U.S. Silica include Southern Copper (SCCO), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Compass Minerals International (CMP), Materion (MTRN), SunCoke Energy (SXC), Ferroglobe (GSM), General Moly (GMO), United States Antimony (UAMY), AMCOL International (ACO), Revett Mining Company, Inc. (DE) (RVM) and RTI International Metals (RTI).
What other stocks do shareholders of U.S. Silica own?
Who are U.S. Silica's key executives?
U.S. Silica's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Bryan A. Shinn, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 57)
- Mr. Donald A. Merril, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 55)
- Mr. Michael L. Winkler, Exec. VP & COO (Age 54)
- Mr. Bradford B. Casper, Exec. VP & Chief Commercial Officer (Age 44)
- Mr. Michael K. Lawson, VP of Investor Relations and Corp. Communications (Age 63)
Who are U.S. Silica's major shareholders?
U.S. Silica's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Welch & Forbes LLC (0.09%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), Zeke Capital Advisors LLC (0.06%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own U.S. Silica stock include Bonnie Cruickshank Lind, Bradford B Casper, Bryan Adair Shinn, Charles W Shaver, Diane K Duren, Donald A Merril, J Michael Stice, Michael L Winkler, Peter Clark Bernard and William Jennings Kacal. View Institutional Ownership Trends for U.S. Silica.
Which institutional investors are selling U.S. Silica stock?
Which institutional investors are buying U.S. Silica stock?
SLCA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Zeke Capital Advisors LLC and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought U.S. Silica stock in the last two years include Bonnie Cruickshank Lind, Bradford B Casper, Bryan Adair Shinn, Charles W Shaver, Diane K Duren, Donald A Merril, J Michael Stice, Michael L Winkler, Peter Clark Bernard and William Jennings Kacal. View Insider Buying and Selling for U.S. Silica.
How do I buy shares of U.S. Silica?
Shares of SLCA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is U.S. Silica's stock price today?
One share of SLCA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $7.01.
How big of a company is U.S. Silica?
U.S. Silica has a market capitalization of $515.80 million and generates $1.58 billion in revenue each year. The mining company earns $-200,810,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $1.58 on an earnings per share basis. U.S. Silica employs 2,812 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About U.S. Silica.
What is U.S. Silica's official website?
How can I contact U.S. Silica?
U.S. Silica's mailing address is 24275 KATY FREEWAY SUITE 600, KATY TX, 77494. The mining company can be reached via phone at 281-258-2170 or via email at [email protected]
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