NYSE:SLCAU.S. Silica Stock Price, Forecast & News

$2.95

-0.24 (-7.52 %)

(As of 05/29/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$2.73

Now: $2.95▼

$3.15

50-Day Range

$1.26

MA: $1.94▼

$3.19

52-Week Range

$0.79

Now: $2.95▼

$14.83

Volume3.13 million shs

Average Volume2.19 million shs

Market Capitalization$217.74 million

P/E RatioN/A

Dividend Yield2.71%

Beta2.57

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. The company also provides ground commercial silica products for use in plastics, rubber, polishes, cleansers, paints, glazes, textile fiberglass, and precision castings; fine ground silica for use in premium paints, specialty coatings, sealants, silicone rubber, and epoxies; and engineered performance materials made from diatomaceous earth (DE), clay, and perlite. In addition, it offers other industrial mineral products, such as aplite, a mineral used to produce container glass and insulation fiberglass; magnesium silicate, a adsorbent made from a mixture of silica and magnesium for preparative and analytical chromatography applications; and DE and clay aggregates used as an absorbent for automotive, industrial, and sports turf applications. U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. serves oilfield services companies, and exploration and production companies that are engaged in hydraulic fracturing; and industrial and specialty products end markets. The company was formerly known as GGC USS Holdings, Inc. U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Katy, Texas.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

3.9 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
U.S. Silica has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 1.85, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $6.40, U.S. Silica has a potential upside of 116.9% from its current price of $2.95.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
U.S. Silica has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

3.1 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
U.S. Silica has received 847 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
U.S. Silica has received 509 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
U.S. Silica has received 62.46% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about U.S. Silica and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe SLCA will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe SLCA will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

1.7 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
U.S. Silica is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 2.71%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
U.S. Silica has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

4.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, U.S. Silica insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $264,670.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 1.90% of the stock of U.S. Silica is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
89.06% of the stock of U.S. Silica is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for U.S. Silica are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.78) to ($1.48) per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of U.S. Silica is -0.57, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of U.S. Silica is -0.57, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
U.S. Silica has a P/B Ratio of 0.34. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.79 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels

Sub-IndustryDiversified Metals & Mining

SectorBasic Materials

Current SymbolNYSE:SLCA

Previous Symbol

CUSIP90346E10

CIK1524741

Webwww.ussilica.com

Phone281-258-2170

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.07

Current Ratio1.73

Quick Ratio1.33

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E RatioN/A

Forward P/E RatioN/A

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$1.47 billion

Price / Sales0.15

Cash Flow$1.89 per share

Price / Cash Flow1.56

Book Value$8.67 per share

Price / Book0.34

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.64)

Net Income$-329,080,000.00

Net Margins-27.99%

Return on Equity0.32%

Return on Assets0.10%

Miscellaneous

Employees2,177

Outstanding Shares73,810,000

Market Cap$217.74 million

Next Earnings Date8/4/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA) Frequently Asked Questions

How has U.S. Silica's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

U.S. Silica's stock was trading at $1.44 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, SLCA stock has increased by 104.9% and is now trading at $2.95. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of U.S. Silica?

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for U.S. Silica in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for U.S. Silica.

When is U.S. Silica's next earnings date?

U.S. Silica is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for U.S. Silica.

How were U.S. Silica's earnings last quarter?

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (NYSE:SLCA) issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May, 1st. The mining company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.46) by $0.43. The mining company earned $269.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $314.85 million. U.S. Silica had a negative net margin of 27.99% and a positive return on equity of 0.32%. The business's revenue was down 28.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.08) earnings per share. View U.S. Silica's earnings history.

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, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.02 per share on Friday, April 3rd. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.71%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 12th. View U.S. Silica's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for SLCA?

13 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for U.S. Silica's shares. Their forecasts range from $2.00 to $15.00. On average, they anticipate U.S. Silica's stock price to reach $6.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 116.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for U.S. Silica.

Has U.S. Silica been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media coverage about SLCA stock has trended very negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog 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 coverage optimism score of -3.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the mining company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutU.S. Silica.

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) and Revett Mining Company, Inc. (DE) (RVM). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of U.S. Silica own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other U.S. Silica investors own include Hi-Crush Partners (HCLP), Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC), Gilead Sciences (GILD), General Electric (GE), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Schlumberger (SLB) and QUALCOMM (QCOM).

Who are U.S. Silica's key executives?

U.S. Silica's management team includes the following 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)

What is U.S. Silica's stock symbol?

U.S. Silica trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SLCA."

Who are U.S. Silica's major shareholders?

U.S. Silica's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (15.41%), State Street Corp (5.01%), Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. (2.74%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.75%), Morgan Stanley (1.57%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.38%). Company insiders that own U.S. Silica stock include Bonnie Cruickshank Lind, Bradford B Casper, Bryan Adair Shinn, Charles W Shaver, Donald A Merril, Donna Lynnette Crowder, J Michael Stice, Michael L Winkler, Peter Clark Bernard and William Jennings Kacal. View institutional ownership trends for U.S. Silica.

Which major investors are selling U.S. Silica stock?

SLCA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Voloridge Investment Management LLC, UBS Group AG, SG Americas Securities LLC, Arizona State Retirement System, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Principal Financial Group Inc., and Tudor Investment Corp Et Al. View insider buying and selling activity for U.S. Silica.

Which major investors are buying U.S. Silica stock?

SLCA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Deutsche Bank AG, Morgan Stanley, Two Sigma Investments LP, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C., Invesco Ltd., and Quantitative Investment Management 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, Donald A Merril, Donna Lynnette Crowder, J Michael Stice, Michael L Winkler, Peter Clark Bernard, and William Jennings Kacal. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $2.95.

How big of a company is U.S. Silica?

U.S. Silica has a market capitalization of $217.74 million and generates $1.47 billion in revenue each year. The mining company earns $-329,080,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.64) on an earnings per share basis. U.S. Silica employs 2,177 workers across the globe.

What is U.S. Silica's official website?

The official website for U.S. Silica is www.ussilica.com.

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]

This page was last updated on 5/31/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff