Barclays analyst Derek Podhaizer assigned a Sell rating to the stock today. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $12.28.
According to TipRanks, Podhaizer is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 1.8% and a 47.62% success rate. Podhaizer covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Nabors Industries, Nextier Oilfield Solutions, and Propetro Holding.
Currently, the analyst consensus on US Silica Holdings is a Moderate Sell with an average price target of $15.17.
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SLCA market cap is currently $929.7M and has a P/E ratio of 12.29.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 45 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of SLCA in relation to earlier this year.
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U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of commercial silica products. It operates through Oil and Gas Proppants; and Industrial and Specialty Products segments. The Oil and Gas Proppants segment focuses in delivering fracturing sand, which is pumped down oil and natural gas wells to prop open rock fissures and increase the flow rate of natural gas and oil from the wells. The Industrial and Specialty products segment consists of products and materials used in a variety of industries including, container glass, fiberglass, specialty glass, flat glass, building products, fillers and extenders, foundry products, chemicals, recreation products, and filtration products. The company was founded on November 14, 2008 and is headquartered in Katy, TX.
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