USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the ten analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $36.8333.

USAR has been the topic of several research reports. Wedbush boosted their price target on shares of USA Rare Earth from $29.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Northland Securities began coverage on shares of USA Rare Earth in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $45.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen raised shares of USA Rare Earth from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of USA Rare Earth in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Roth Capital reduced their target price on shares of USA Rare Earth from $40.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday.

USA Rare Earth News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting USA Rare Earth this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Shares are getting a boost from premarket enthusiasm around President Trump’s push to strengthen the U.S. defense critical-metals supply chain, which investors see as a tailwind for domestic rare earth producers like USA Rare Earth. Article: Retail Cheers Trump’s Defense Critical Metals Supply Chain Push
• Positive Sentiment: USA Rare Earth announced a leadership transition, naming Serra Verde CEO Thras Moraitis as its next CEO and Michael Blitzer as executive chairman, reinforcing the company’s strategic direction as it prepares to complete its merger with Serra Verde. Article: USA Rare Earth CEO Humpton to retire, Serra Verde’s Moraitis to succeed
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple reports covered the same CEO change and transition plan, keeping the company in the spotlight but not adding new operational detail beyond the official announcement. Article: USA Rare Earth Announces Leadership Transition
• Negative Sentiment: Rare earth stocks came under pressure after the IEA warned that non-China rare earth output could triple by 2035, raising oversupply concerns that could weigh on pricing and margins for producers such as USA Rare Earth. Article: Rare Earth Stocks Slide On Oversupply Fears

USA Rare Earth Trading Up 3.7%

Shares of USA Rare Earth stock opened at $15.80 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.52 billion, a PE ratio of -4.03 and a beta of 2.45. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $22.12 and a 200 day moving average of $20.61. USA Rare Earth has a 12 month low of $10.91 and a 12 month high of $43.98.

USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported ($0.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.16) by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $5.70 million for the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that USA Rare Earth will post -0.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at USA Rare Earth

In related news, Director Carolyn Trabuco sold 13,000 shares of USA Rare Earth stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.77, for a total value of $296,010.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 18,783 shares in the company, valued at approximately $427,688.91. This trade represents a 40.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 9.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On USA Rare Earth

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bayshore Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of USA Rare Earth in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $102,378,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of USA Rare Earth by 533.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,036,486 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,834,000 after purchasing an additional 5,083,288 shares during the period. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. increased its position in shares of USA Rare Earth by 44.0% during the 3rd quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 12,799,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $219,034,000 after purchasing an additional 3,909,455 shares during the last quarter. Inflection Point Holdings II LLC bought a new position in shares of USA Rare Earth during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $37,188,000. Finally, State Street Corp raised its holdings in USA Rare Earth by 78.4% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,032,866 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,891,000 after buying an additional 2,212,177 shares during the period.

About USA Rare Earth

USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ: USAR) is a development-stage critical minerals company focused on advancing a fully integrated rare earth element (REE) and lithium project in the United States. Its flagship asset is the Round Top deposit in West Texas, a large, polymetallic concentration of light and heavy rare earth elements, lithium and other co-products. The company seeks to move this asset through resource delineation, pilot-scale processing and eventual commercial production to address growing domestic demand for secure REE supply chains.

In addition to exploration, USA Rare Earth is engineering an on-site separation facility that will utilize dry magnetic separation and hydrometallurgical flowsheets to produce mixed rare earth carbonates.