U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (NYSE: SLCA) closed the day trading at $13.23 down -2.93% from the previous closing price of $13.63. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 818865 shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of SLCA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.58. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 03 ’24 when USSERY JAMES DEREK sold 46,433 shares for $14.00 per share. The transaction valued at 650,062 led to the insider holds 174,772 shares of the business.
Russell Stacy sold 20,000 shares of SLCA for $240,000 on Mar 11 ’24. The EVP General Counsel now owns 186,752 shares after completing the transaction at $12.00 per share. On Sep 12 ’23, another insider, Shinn Bryan Adair, who serves as the CEO of the company, sold 41,501 shares for $14.06 each. As a result, the insider received 583,338 and left with 1,419,183 shares of the company.
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 1.03B and an Enterprise Value of 1.70B. As of this moment, U.S.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.19. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.10 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.91.
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 11.43, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.06.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, SLCA traded about 874.48K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, SLCA traded about 833.29k shares per day. A total of 77.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 74.47M. Insiders hold about 4.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.71% stake in the company. Shares short for SLCA as of Mar 15, 2024 were 6.47M with a Short Ratio of 7.40, compared to 5.88M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8.29% and a Short% of Float of 10.57%.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.12.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 3 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.2 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.25 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 $0.94 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.03. EPS for the following year is $1.3, with 3 analysts recommending between $1.37 and $1.24.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $336.59M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $338.98M 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 -23.90% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $349.79M, a decrease of -14.00% over than the figure of -$23.90% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $354.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $345.07M.
A total of 3 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 $1.13B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.55B, down -27.40% from the average estimate. Based on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.43B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.47B and the low estimate is $1.36B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 26.80% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
