Analysts Issue Forecasts for USA Rare Earth FY2028 Earnings

USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR) – Analysts at Northland Securities issued their FY2028 earnings per share estimates for USA Rare Earth in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, August 11th. Northland Securities analyst J. Grampp expects that the company will earn $0.01 per share for the year. Northland Securities currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $45.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for USA Rare Earth’s current full-year earnings is ($0.47) per share.

USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 10th. The company reported ($0.15) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $5.82 million during the quarter.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. 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. Wedbush upped their target price on shares of USA Rare Earth from $29.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on shares of USA Rare Earth from $39.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of USA Rare Earth in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of USA Rare Earth in a research note on Tuesday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $35.83.

USA Rare Earth Trading Up 1.1%

NASDAQ:USAR opened at $18.61 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.66 and a beta of 2.55. USA Rare Earth has a twelve month low of $11.45 and a twelve month high of $43.98. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $18.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.45.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Carolyn Trabuco sold 13,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.77, for a total value of $296,010.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 18,783 shares in the company, valued at approximately $427,688.91. The trade was a 40.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 9.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On USA Rare Earth

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in USA Rare Earth by 29.1% during the first quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 3,676 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 829 shares during the period. Pier 88 Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in USA Rare Earth by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Pier 88 Investment Partners LLC now owns 34,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $413,000 after buying an additional 840 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its position in USA Rare Earth by 20.4% during the 4th quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 5,522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after acquiring an additional 936 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its position in USA Rare Earth by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 52,366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $900,000 after acquiring an additional 1,032 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI boosted its position in USA Rare Earth by 110.0% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 2,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter.

Trending Headlines about USA Rare Earth

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst remains bullish: Northland Securities maintained an “Outperform” rating and a $45 price target, substantially above the stock’s recent level near $18.61. The firm also projects USA Rare Earth could reach positive earnings of $0.01 per share in fiscal 2028, suggesting a longer-term profitability outlook. Analysts Are Bullish on These Materials Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald issued a Buy rating: The additional bullish coverage reinforces investor optimism around USA Rare Earth’s rare-earth materials strategy and potential growth. USA Rare Earth Gets a Buy from Cantor Fitzgerald
• Neutral Sentiment: Losses are expected to persist: Northland forecasts quarterly losses of $0.16 to $0.19 per share through fiscal 2026 and the first half of fiscal 2027, with a fiscal 2027 loss of $0.66 per share. The firm expects profitability only by fiscal 2028.
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term estimate was cut: Northland lowered its fiscal third-quarter 2026 EPS forecast to a loss of $0.16 from a loss of $0.12. The revision adds pressure after USA Rare Earth’s latest reported quarterly loss of $0.15 per share exceeded the consensus loss estimate of $0.07.

USA Rare Earth Company Profile

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.