Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (USAP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. engages in the manufacture and marketing of semi-finished and finished specialty steels, including stainless steel, nickel alloys, tool steel and certain other alloyed steels. Its products include specialty bar, forging quality billet, ingots, plate, specialty shapes and coil products, which are sold to service centers, forgers, rerollers and original equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Bridgeville, PA.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.25 to $44.40
• 50-Day Range: $10.10 to $11.75
• 52-Week Range: $5.12 to $12.47
• Volume: 144,532 shs
• Average Volume: 114,181 shs
• Market Capitalization: $416.86 million
• P/E Ratio: 16.35
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $46.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products scored higher than 18% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 181st out of 197 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

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products 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

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.12%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Universal Stainless & Alloy Products are expected to grow by 12.12% in the coming year, from $3.30 to $3.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products is 16.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 124.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products is 16.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 119.36.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products has a P/B Ratio of 1.78. 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 USAP.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products 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 USAP.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Universal Stainless & Alloy Products this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for USAP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Universal Stainless & Alloy Products to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Universal Stainless & Alloy Products insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,063,599.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.90% of the stock of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.23% of the stock of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

USAP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Universal Stainless & Alloy Products' earnings last quarter?

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:USAP) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.02 by $0.09. The basic materials company earned $87.30 million during the quarter. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.22% and a net margin of 8.14%.

Does Universal Stainless & Alloy Products have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products: Dunkirk Specialty Steel LLC, and North Jackson Specialty Steel LLC.

Who are Universal Stainless & Alloy Products' major shareholders?

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products' top institutional shareholders include Minerva Advisors LLC (4.67%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.24%), Foundry Partners LLC (1.70%) and State Street Corp (1.63%). Insiders that own company stock include Dennis M Oates, Wendel Crosby and Steven Ditommaso.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Universal Stainless & Alloy Products investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Meta Platforms (META), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), ServiceNow (NOW) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/30/2024
• Today: 12/17/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Blast furnaces & steel mills
• Sub-Industry: Steel
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:USAP
• CUSIP: 91383710
• CIK: 931584
• Web: www.univstainless.com
• Phone: (412) 257-7600
• Fax: 412-257-7640
• Employees: 566
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $46.00
• High Stock Price Target: $46.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $46.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.71
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.42
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $4.91 million
• Net Margins: 8.14%
• Pretax Margin: 9.82%
• Return on Equity: 11.22%
• Return on Assets: 7.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 4.38
• Quick Ratio: 1.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $285.94 million
• Price / Sales: 1.46
• Cash Flow: $2.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.51
• Book Value: $24.87 per share
• Price / Book: 1.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 9,410,000
• Free Float: 8,483,000
• Market Cap: $416.86 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.91