United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY) Earns “Buy” Rating from HC Wainwright

United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by analysts at HC Wainwright in a research note issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $4.50 target price on the stock. HC Wainwright’s target price points to a potential upside of 8.96% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on UAMY. D Boral Capital raised shares of United States Antimony to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. D. Boral Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $5.00 price target on shares of United States Antimony in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Wall Street Zen downgraded United States Antimony from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, B. Riley restated a “buy” rating on shares of United States Antimony in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $3.38.

United States Antimony Trading Up 3.0%

Shares of United States Antimony stock opened at $4.13 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 5.84 and a current ratio of 6.24. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $3.05 and a 200-day moving average of $2.56. United States Antimony has a 52-week low of $0.40 and a 52-week high of $4.19. The stock has a market cap of $491.89 million, a PE ratio of -103.25 and a beta of 0.11.

Institutional Trading of United States Antimony

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in UAMY. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. grew its position in United States Antimony by 23.7% in the first quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 36,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 6,956 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of United States Antimony in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of United States Antimony by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 163,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $289,000 after purchasing an additional 16,743 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of United States Antimony by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 788,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,397,000 after purchasing an additional 16,905 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Calamos Advisors LLC increased its position in United States Antimony by 16.5% during the 2nd quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 127,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after purchasing an additional 17,992 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 9.49% of the company’s stock.

About United States Antimony

United States Antimony Corporation produces and sells antimony, silver, gold, precious metals, and zeolite products in the United States, and Canada. It operates through Antimony, Zeolite, and Precious Metals segments. The company offers antimony oxide that is primarily used in conjunction with a halogen to form a synergistic flame retardant system for plastics, rubber, fiberglass, textile goods, paints, coatings, and paper, as well as color fastener in paints and as a phosphorescent agent in fluorescent light bulbs; antimony trisulfide used as a primer in ammunition; and antimony metal for use in bearings, storage batteries, and ordnance.