Barclays Remains a Sell on US Silica Holdings (SLCA)


In a report released yesterday, David Anderson from Barclays maintained a Sell rating on US Silica Holdings (SLCA), with a price target of $4.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $4.87, close to its 52-week low of $4.38.

According to TipRanks.com, Anderson is ranked 0 out of 5 stars with an average return of -7.0% and a 33.2% success rate. Anderson covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Diamond Offshore Drilling, Oceaneering International, and Forum Energy Tech.

US Silica Holdings has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $6.05.

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The company has a one-year high of $18.72 and a one-year low of $4.38. Currently, US Silica Holdings has an average volume of 1.66M.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 41 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of SLCA in relation to earlier this year.

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U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. is a materials company, which engages in the provision of commercial silica products. It operates through Oil and Gas Proppants; and Industrial and Specialty Products segments.

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