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The price of United States Lime & Minerals Inc (NASDAQ: USLM) closed at $119.74 in the last session, down -2.76% from day before closing price of $123.14. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.76 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.1 million shares were traded. USLM stock price reached its highest trading level at $123.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $118.71.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at USLM’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.81 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.92. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 17.78 and its Current Ratio is at 19.02. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 03 ’25 when BYRNE TIMOTHY W sold 27,425 shares for $121.05 per share. The transaction valued at 3,319,724 led to the insider holds 98,532 shares of the business.
BYRNE TIMOTHY W sold 12,100 shares of USLM for $1,445,896 on Sep 04 ’25. The President & CEO now owns 86,432 shares after completing the transaction at $119.50 per share. On Sep 04 ’25, another insider, BYRNE TIMOTHY W, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 12,100 shares for $119.50 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, USLM now has a Market Capitalization of 3429298432 and an Enterprise Value of 3074624256. As of this moment, United’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.32, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.17. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.427 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.325.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for USLM is 0.97, which has changed by 0.008187294 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17511821 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, USLM has reached a high of $137.96, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $80.47. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.37%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, USLM traded on average about 74.83K shares per day over the past 3-months and 77020 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 28.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 10.73M. Insiders hold about 62.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 30.44% stake in the company. Shares short for USLM as of 1765756800 were 458360 with a Short Ratio of 6.12, compared to 1763078400 on 380296. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 458360 and a Short% of Float of 4.279999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for USLM is 0.24, which was 0.24 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0019490011. . The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.4. . The current Payout Ratio is 5.27% for USLM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-21. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-07-15 when the company split stock in a 5:1 ratio.
