Carolyn Trabuco Sells 13,000 Shares of USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) Stock

USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR) Director Carolyn Trabuco sold 13,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.77, for a total transaction of $296,010.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 18,783 shares in the company, valued at $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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

USA Rare Earth Price Performance

NASDAQ USAR opened at $20.90 on Wednesday. USA Rare Earth Inc. has a 12 month low of $9.32 and a 12 month high of $43.98. The company has a market capitalization of $4.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.33 and a beta of 2.33. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $22.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.39.

USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported ($0.12) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.16) by $0.04. The company had revenue of $5.70 million for the quarter. As a group, analysts anticipate that USA Rare Earth Inc. will post -0.35 EPS for the current year.

Trending Headlines about USA Rare Earth

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

• Positive Sentiment: USA Rare Earth picked South Carolina for a new magnet manufacturing facility, reinforcing its U.S. expansion strategy and adding another potential production catalyst for the stock. USA Rare Earth Picks South Carolina For Magnet Manufacturing Facility
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary remained upbeat, with Needham initiating coverage at a buy rating and other firms reiterating bullish views, while coverage highlighted the company’s Oklahoma magnet line launch, funding wins, and broader efforts to build domestic rare-earth capacity. USAR Outpaces Industry in a Year: Should Investors Stay Bullish?
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s Stillwater, Oklahoma magnet plant continues moving toward commercial shipments, with Phase 1a commissioned and near-term NdFeB magnet shipments expected, supporting the long-term growth story. Can the Stillwater Facility Expansion Fuel USAR’s Long-Term Growth?
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent short-interest data showed no meaningful change, offering little new signal for traders. USAR Outpaces Industry in a Year: Should Investors Stay Bullish?
• Negative Sentiment: Director Carolyn Trabuco sold 13,000 shares, which can pressure sentiment because insider selling sometimes suggests caution, even if the sale was relatively small versus her remaining stake. Carolyn Trabuco Sells 13,000 Shares of USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Shares also face pressure from the fact that the company remains unprofitable, with analysts still expecting a loss this year despite recent operational progress.

Institutional Trading of USA Rare Earth

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of USAR. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of USA Rare Earth by 158.2% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 1,424 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of USA Rare Earth in the 2nd quarter worth about $223,000. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of USA Rare Earth in the 2nd quarter worth about $329,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of USA Rare Earth by 465.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 242,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,659,000 after acquiring an additional 199,819 shares during the period. Finally, LMR Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of USA Rare Earth in the 2nd quarter worth about $145,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on USAR shares. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of USA Rare Earth in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on shares of USA Rare Earth from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of USA Rare Earth in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Needham & Company LLC started coverage on shares of USA Rare Earth in a research report on Monday, June 1st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $39.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of USA Rare Earth from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, USA Rare Earth has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $36.83.

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.