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 Date10/22/2019 (Estimated)
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 dividend yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 12th. View U.S. Silica's Dividend History.
How will U.S. Silica's stock buyback program work?
U.S. Silica declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan 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 plans are often 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) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 30th. The mining company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.05) by $0.19. The mining company earned $394.85 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $396.72 million. U.S. Silica had a negative net margin of 16.92% and a positive return on equity of 6.49%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.64 earnings per share. View U.S. Silica's Earnings History.
When is U.S. Silica's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for SLCA?
17 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for U.S. Silica's stock. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $60.00. On average, they anticipate U.S. Silica's stock price to reach $19.8125 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 77.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for U.S. Silica.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for U.S. Silica?
17 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 9 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 been trending negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. U.S. Silica earned a news impact score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the mining company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for U.S. Silica.
Are investors shorting U.S. Silica?
U.S. Silica saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 16,062,100 shares, an increase of 13.3% from the July 31st total of 14,174,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,830,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 8.8 days. Approximately 23.3% of the company's shares 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 Summit Materials (SUM), Compass Minerals International (CMP), LYNAS CORP LTD/S (LYSDY), Hecla Mining (HL), Intrepid Potash (IPI), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Ciner Resources (CINR), Hi-Crush (HCR), Smart Sand (SND), PIEDMONT LITHIU/S (PLLL), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), ZEN Graphene Solutions (ZENYF), Canada Jetlines (JETMF), Cambrian Minerals Group (SMPR) and Applied Minerals (AMNL).
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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.36%), Vanguard Group Inc. (11.18%), Van Berkom & Associates Inc. (6.10%), Senvest Management LLC (5.53%), SG Capital Management LLC (2.26%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.80%). 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 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., Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC, South Dakota Investment Council, United Services Automobile Association, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Pinebridge Investments L.P. and Swiss National Bank. View Insider Buying and Selling for U.S. Silica.
Which major investors are buying U.S. Silica stock?
SLCA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Capital Management LLC, Van Berkom & Associates Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Senvest Management LLC, Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C., Van ECK Associates Corp, Vanguard Group Inc. and WINTON GROUP Ltd. 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 $11.15.
How big of a company is U.S. Silica?
U.S. Silica has a market capitalization of $820.42 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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