Traders Buy High Volume of United States Antimony Call Options (NYSE:UAMY)

United States Antimony Co. (NYSE:UAMY) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock investors acquired 7,040 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 1,077% compared to the typical daily volume of 598 call options.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on UAMY. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of United States Antimony in a research report on Friday, August 30th. They issued a “sell” rating for the company. Alliance Global Partners assumed coverage on United States Antimony in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a $1.00 price objective for the company.

United States Antimony Price Performance

Shares of NYSE UAMY opened at $1.62 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $0.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $0.56. United States Antimony has a fifty-two week low of $0.17 and a fifty-two week high of $2.18. The company has a market capitalization of $175.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -40.38 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 5.84 and a current ratio of 6.24.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On United States Antimony

An institutional investor recently raised its position in United States Antimony stock. Truist Financial Corp increased its holdings in United States Antimony Co. (NYSE:UAMY) by 23.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,328,818 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 250,000 shares during the quarter. Truist Financial Corp owned about 1.23% of United States Antimony worth $447,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 9.49% of the company’s stock.

About United States Antimony

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.