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U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (SLCA) produces and sells commercial silica in the United States.
The company operates through two segments, Oil & Gas Proppants, and Industrial & Specialty Products.
It offers whole grain commercial silica products to be used as fracturing sand in connection with oil and natural gas recovery; and resin coated proppants, as well as sells its whole grain silica products in various size distributions, grain shapes, and chemical purity levels for manufacturing glass products.
The company also provides ground commercial silica products for use in plastics, rubber, polishes, cleansers, paints, glazes, textile fiberglass, and precision castings; and fine ground silica for use in premium paints, specialty coatings, sealants, silicone rubber, and epoxies. In addition, it offers other industrial mineral products, such as aplite, a mineral used to produce container glass and insulation fiberglass; and adsorbent made from a mixture of silica and magnesium for preparative and analytical chromatography applications.
The company serves oil and gas recovery markets; and industrial end markets with customers involved in the production of glass, building products, foundry products, chemicals, and fillers and extenders.
Shares have formed a bullish "flag" following the company's latest share offerings. The company sold 9 million shares in an offering which was oversubscribed to. Higher share prices are expected for this stock.
52-Weeks Trading Range: $13.54 - $50.44
Entry Point: $46.50
Stop Loss: $43.90
Target Price: $51.00
SLCA closed at $52.00
