United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY) EVP Acquires 20,000 Shares

United States Antimony Co. (NYSE:UAMY) EVP Lloyd Bardswich purchased 20,000 shares of United States Antimony stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were bought at an average cost of $4.63 per share, for a total transaction of $92,600.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 932,881 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,319,239.03. This represents a 2.19% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

United States Antimony Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE UAMY traded up $0.56 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $5.24. The company had a trading volume of 6,931,970 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,222,929. The firm has a market cap of $784.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -40.19 and a beta of 0.39. United States Antimony Co. has a one year low of $4.25 and a one year high of $19.71. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $5.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $7.94.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On United States Antimony

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in United States Antimony in the second quarter valued at about $82,365,000. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of United States Antimony by 30.5% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,669,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,499,000 after buying an additional 1,794,234 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in United States Antimony by 22.5% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,597,951 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,707,000 after buying an additional 1,026,412 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in United States Antimony by 22.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,655,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,336,000 after buying an additional 484,172 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in United States Antimony by 448.6% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,344,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,751,000 after buying an additional 1,099,634 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 9.49% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have issued reports on UAMY shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of United States Antimony in a research report on Wednesday, June 17th. HC Wainwright reduced their price target on shares of United States Antimony from $11.75 to $9.25 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $10.12.

United States Antimony Company Profile

United States Antimony Corporation is a specialized mining and chemical company focused primarily on the production and processing of antimony and antimony-based compounds. The company operates its own extraction and milling facilities to recover antimony metal and antimony trioxide, which serve as critical raw materials in industries such as flame retardants for plastics and textiles, catalysts for chemical processes, and additives for glass and ceramics. In addition to antimony, United States Antimony maintains smaller-scale gold and silver operations in Mexico that provide supplementary revenue streams and diversification of its mineral portfolio.

Founded in the mid-20th century, United States Antimony has evolved from a single‐mine operator into a multinational enterprise with mining and processing sites in both the United States and Mexico.