United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (NASDAQ:USLM) VP Sells $244,527.50 in Stock

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (NASDAQ:USLM) VP Nathan O’neill sold 1,750 shares of United States Lime & Minerals stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.73, for a total transaction of $244,527.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 7,880 shares in the company, valued at $1,101,072.40. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

United States Lime & Minerals Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:USLM traded up $4.80 on Wednesday, hitting $142.58. 129,005 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 98,859. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $100.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $83.07. United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. has a one year low of $40.22 and a one year high of $146.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.00 and a beta of 0.82.

United States Lime & Minerals Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend 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 report on Tuesday, October 22nd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Townsquare Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of United States Lime & Minerals during the 3rd quarter worth about $204,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of United States Lime & Minerals by 402.2% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 7,749 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $757,000 after purchasing an additional 6,206 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its stake in United States Lime & Minerals by 403.0% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 503 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 403 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its stake in United States Lime & Minerals by 3,865.7% in the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 1,388 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $136,000 after acquiring an additional 1,353 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in United States Lime & Minerals by 376.8% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 6,489 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $634,000 after acquiring an additional 5,128 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 27.12% of the company’s stock.

United States Lime & Minerals Company Profile

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.