United States Antimony Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSE:UAMY)

United States Antimony Co. (NYSE:UAMY) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors purchased 12,150 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 408% compared to the typical volume of 2,393 call options.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. HC Wainwright upped their price target on shares of United States Antimony from $2.60 to $4.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. D. Boral Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $5.00 price target on shares of United States Antimony in a report on Monday, May 12th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of United States Antimony from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. B. Riley restated a “buy” rating on shares of United States Antimony in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, D Boral Capital upgraded shares of United States Antimony to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, United States Antimony presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $3.38.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On United States Antimony

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Modus Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in United States Antimony in the 2nd quarter valued at $53,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of United States Antimony by 36.3% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 359,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $791,000 after acquiring an additional 95,811 shares during the period. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp bought a new position in shares of United States Antimony in the 1st quarter valued at about $436,000. CW Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of United States Antimony in the 1st quarter valued at about $352,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. bought a new position in shares of United States Antimony in the 1st quarter valued at about $66,000. 9.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

United States Antimony Price Performance

UAMY opened at $2.66 on Friday. United States Antimony has a one year low of $0.27 and a one year high of $3.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 6.24 and a quick ratio of 5.84. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $2.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $2.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $316.81 million and a P/E ratio of -66.50.

United States Antimony Company Profile

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.