U.S. Silica (SLCA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. produces and sells commercial silica in the United States. It operates through two segments: Oil & Gas Proppants and Industrial & Specialty Products. The company offers whole grain commercial silica products to be used as frac for oil and natural gas recovery, as well as sells its whole grain silica products for the manufacturing of glass products. It also provides various grades of whole-grain round silica to the foundry industry; ground silica and industrial minerals products used for various products; and engineered performance materials made from diatomaceous earth (DE), clay, and perlite. In addition, the company offers transportation, equipment rental, and contract labor services. It serves oilfield services companies, and exploration and production companies that are engaged in hydraulic fracturing, building and construction products, chemicals, fillers and extenders, filtration, glass, sports, recreation, and industrial and specialty products end markets. The company was formerly known as GGC USS Holdings Inc. and changed its name to U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. in July 2011. U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Katy, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.49 to $15.51
• 50-Day Range: $15.43 to $15.51
• 52-Week Range: $10.09 to $16.03
• Volume: 4.77 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.41 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.54
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $15.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

U.S. Silica Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

U.S. Silica scored higher than 14% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 181st out of 190 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

U.S. Silica has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

U.S. Silica has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.73%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for U.S. Silica are expected to grow by 13.73% in the coming year, from $1.02 to $1.16 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of U.S. Silica is 10.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 121.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of U.S. Silica is 10.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 110.43.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

U.S. Silica has a P/B Ratio of 1.40. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SLCA.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

U.S. Silica does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

U.S. Silica does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SLCA.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.57

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for U.S. Silica this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added U.S. Silica to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, U.S. Silica insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.70% of the stock of U.S. Silica is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.77% 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.

SLCA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

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

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SLCA) released its earnings results on Friday, April, 26th. The mining company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.20. The company's quarterly revenue was down 26.3% on a year-over-year basis.

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

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that U.S. Silica investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and General Electric (GE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/26/2024
• Today: 11/17/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SLCA
• CUSIP: 90346E10
• CIK: 1524741
• Web: www.ussilica.com
• Phone: (800) 243-7500
• Fax: 301-682-0691
• Employees: 1,873
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $15.50
• High Stock Price Target: $15.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $15.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.54
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.19
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $146.93 million
• Net Margins: 8.08%
• Pretax Margin: 10.85%
• Return on Equity: 13.77%
• Return on Assets: 5.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.92
• Current Ratio: 3.62
• Quick Ratio: 2.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.78
• Cash Flow: $3.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.08
• Book Value: $11.09 per share
• Price / Book: 1.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 78,210,000
• Free Float: 75,242,000
• Market Cap: $1.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.99