I recommend waiting for a better discount before investing in U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (SLCA).

As of close of business last night, U.S. Silica Holdings Inc’s stock clocked out at $12.17, down -0.57% from its previous closing price of $12.24. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 966295 shares were traded. SLCA stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.02.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of SLCA’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.87 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.05. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.43 and its Current Ratio is at 3.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.03.

On July 13, 2022, Morgan Stanley Upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Underweight but kept the price unchanged to $15.

Evercore ISI Upgraded its In-line to Outperform on June 14, 2022, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $20.

Insider Transactions:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 11 ’24 when Russell Stacy sold 20,000 shares for $12.00 per share. The transaction valued at 240,000 led to the insider holds 186,752 shares of the business.

Shinn Bryan Adair sold 41,501 shares of SLCA for $583,338 on Sep 12 ’23. The CEO now owns 1,419,183 shares after completing the transaction at $14.06 per share.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SLCA now has a Market Capitalization of 950.33M and an Enterprise Value of 1.62B. As of this moment, U.S.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.04 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.72.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, SLCA has reached a high of $14.64, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.09. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.92, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.04.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that SLCA traded 864.02K shares on average per day over the past three months and 896.69k shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 77.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 74.48M. Insiders hold about 4.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.66% stake in the company. Shares short for SLCA as of Feb 29, 2024 were 6.02M with a Short Ratio of 6.97, compared to 6.21M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7.71% and a Short% of Float of 9.83%.

Dividends & Splits

The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.12.

Earnings Estimates

As of right now, 2 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.18 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.2 and a low estimate of $0.16, while EPS last year was $0.66. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.27, with high estimates of $0.27 and low estimates of $0.27.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.12 and $1.03 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.07. EPS for the following year is $1.26, with 2 analysts recommending between $1.29 and $1.24.

Revenue Estimates

In the current quarter, 1 analysts expect revenue to total $334.2M. It ranges from a high estimate of $334.2M to a low estimate of $334.2M. As of the current estimate, U.S. Silica Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $442.24M, an estimated decrease of -24.40% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $354.5M, a decrease of -12.90% over than the figure of -$24.40% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $354.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $354.5M.

A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SLCA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.42B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $609M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.01B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.55B, down -34.70% from the average estimate. Based on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.47B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.47B and the low estimate is $1.47B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 44.70% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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