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 Date7/30/2019 (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 announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, May 13th. Investors of record on Friday, June 14th will be given a dividend of $0.063 per share on Friday, July 5th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.06%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 13th. View U.S. Silica's Dividend History.
How will U.S. Silica's stock buyback program work?
U.S. Silica announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Tuesday, November 7th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's management 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 results on Wednesday, May, 1st. The mining company reported ($0.08) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.06. The mining company had revenue of $378.75 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $354.83 million. U.S. Silica had a positive return on equity of 9.28% and a negative net margin of 15.85%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.54 EPS. View U.S. Silica's Earnings History.
When is U.S. Silica's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for SLCA?
18 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for U.S. Silica's shares. Their predictions range from $15.00 to $60.00. On average, they anticipate U.S. Silica's share price to reach $22.5294 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 84.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for U.S. Silica.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for U.S. Silica?
18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for U.S. Silica in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for U.S. Silica.
Has U.S. Silica been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media stories about SLCA stock have trended neutral on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. U.S. Silica earned a news sentiment score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the mining company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company'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 during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,119,600 shares, an increase of 11.6% from the April 15th total of 11,754,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,530,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 8.6 days. Currently, 18.9% of the company's shares are sold short. 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), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Ciner Resources (CINR), Hi-Crush (HCR), Hi-Crush Partners (HCLP), Smart Sand (SND), Pall (PLL), PIEDMONT LITHIU/S (PLLL), Canada Jetlines (JETMF), ZEN Graphene Solutions (ZENYF) and Cambrian Minerals Group (SMPR).
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 many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Ceredex Value Advisors LLC (2.00%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (1.12%), Royce & Associates LP (0.99%), Bruni J V & Co. Co. (0.79%), LSV Asset Management (0.72%) and Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. (0.57%). Company insiders that own U.S. Silica stock include 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?
SLCA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C., Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., Royce & Associates LP, SG Americas Securities LLC, South Dakota Investment Council and Ibex Investors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for U.S. Silica.
Which institutional investors are buying U.S. Silica stock?
SLCA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Capital Management LLC, Clearbridge Investments LLC, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, First Trust Advisors LP, First Trust Advisors LP, Marshall Wace North America L.P., White Pine Capital LLC and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have bought U.S. Silica stock in the last two years include 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is U.S. Silica's stock price today?
One share of SLCA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.21.
How big of a company is U.S. Silica?
U.S. Silica has a market capitalization of $898.08 million and generates $1.58 billion in revenue each year. The mining company earns $-200,820,000.00 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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