The price of U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (NYSE: SLCA) closed at $13.33 in the last session, down -1.19% from day before closing price of $13.49. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 556691 shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at SLCA’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 4.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.63. 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:
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 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 1.04B and an Enterprise Value of 1.71B. As of this moment, U.S.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.12, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.27. 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 1.21. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.10 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.93.
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 11.72, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.10.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, SLCA traded on average about 844.12K shares per day over the past 3-months and 809.35k shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 77.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 75.35M. Insiders hold about 3.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.70% stake in the company. Shares short for SLCA as of Mar 15, 2024 were 6.47M with a Short Ratio of 6.97, 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
The company has 3 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. 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
According to 2 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $336.59M. 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.
