United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (NASDAQ:USLM) VP Nathan O’neill Sells 1,750 Shares

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (NASDAQ:USLM) VP Nathan O’neill sold 1,750 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.73, for a total transaction of $244,527.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 7,880 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,101,072.40. This trade represents a 18.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

United States Lime & Minerals Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:USLM opened at $141.21 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $102.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $83.89. United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. has a 12 month low of $40.66 and a 12 month high of $146.70. The company has a market capitalization of $4.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.93 and a beta of 0.82.

United States Lime & Minerals Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be issued a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.14%. United States Lime & Minerals’s payout ratio is 5.80%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of United States Lime & Minerals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd.

Institutional Trading of United States Lime & Minerals

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. CWM LLC boosted its position in United States Lime & Minerals by 1,104.8% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 253 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $92,000 after acquiring an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in United States Lime & Minerals by 900.0% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 310 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in United States Lime & Minerals during the second quarter worth about $125,000. Amalgamated Bank boosted its position in United States Lime & Minerals by 400.0% during the third quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 360 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in United States Lime & Minerals during the third quarter worth about $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.12% of the company’s stock.

About United States Lime & Minerals

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc manufactures and supplies lime and limestone products in the United States. It extracts limestone from open-pit quarries and an underground mine, and processes it as pulverized limestone, quicklime, hydrated lime, and lime slurry. The company supplies its products primarily to the construction customers, including highway, road, and building contractors; industrial customers, such as paper and glass manufacturers; environmental customers comprising municipal sanitation and water treatment facilities, and flue gas treatment processes; oil and gas services companies; roof shingle manufacturers; and poultry producers.