Reviewing United States Antimony (UAMY) & The Competition
by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat GemUnited States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY – Get Free Report) is one of 1,987 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare United States Antimony to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for United States Antimony and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| United States Antimony | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
| United States Antimony Competitors | 6300 | 22405 | 31965 | 1765 | 2.47 |
United States Antimony presently has a consensus target price of $10.12, indicating a potential upside of 117.04%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 14.02%. Given United States Antimony’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe United States Antimony is more favorable than its competitors.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
9.5% of United States Antimony shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of United States Antimony shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares United States Antimony and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| United States Antimony | $39.26 million | -$4.34 million | -35.88 |
| United States Antimony Competitors | $4.62 billion | $277.23 million | -25.72 |
United States Antimony’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than United States Antimony. United States Antimony is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares United States Antimony and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| United States Antimony | -44.60% | -5.29% | -4.86% |
| United States Antimony Competitors | -1,161,736,352,322,426,800.00% | -9.13% | -2.11% |
Risk & Volatility
United States Antimony has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Antimony’s competitors have a beta of 1.02, suggesting that their average stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
United States Antimony competitors beat United States Antimony on 8 of the 13 factors compared.
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. The company also offers coarse and fine zeolite for soil amendment and fertilizer, water filtration, sewage treatment, nuclear waste and other environmental cleanup, odor control, gas separation, and animal nutrition applications, as well as in catalysts, petroleum refining, concrete, solar energy and heat exchange, desiccants, pellet binding, horse and kitty litter, and floor cleaners, as well as carriers for insecticides, pesticides, and herbicides. In addition, it recovers unrefined and refined gold and silver. United States Antimony Corporation was founded in 1968 and is based in Thompson Falls, Montana.