Next Century Growth Investors LLC Makes New $2.41 Million Investment in United States Antimony Co. $UAMY

Next Century Growth Investors LLC bought a new position in shares of United States Antimony Co. (NYSE:UAMY) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 480,430 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,412,000. Next Century Growth Investors LLC owned approximately 0.34% of United States Antimony as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CoreCap Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in United States Antimony during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in United States Antimony during the second quarter worth $33,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in United States Antimony during the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its position in United States Antimony by 106.2% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 7,962 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 4,101 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in United States Antimony by 925.0% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 10,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 9,250 shares in the last quarter. 9.49% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

UAMY has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. B. Riley Financial boosted their target price on United States Antimony from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. HC Wainwright boosted their target price on United States Antimony from $11.50 to $11.75 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings initiated coverage on United States Antimony in a research report on Friday, March 20th. They set a “sell (d-)” rating on the stock. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, United States Antimony currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $9.25.

United States Antimony Stock Up 0.3%

NYSE UAMY opened at $7.06 on Monday. United States Antimony Co. has a fifty-two week low of $1.94 and a fifty-two week high of $19.71. The stock has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -54.32 and a beta of 0.31. The business has a fifty day moving average of $9.32 and a 200-day moving average of $8.31.

United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 19th. The company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01). United States Antimony had a negative return on equity of 7.20% and a negative net margin of 41.44%.The company had revenue of $13.03 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.75 million. As a group, analysts anticipate that United States Antimony Co. will post 0.04 EPS for the current year.

United States Antimony 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.