United States Lime and Minerals is a high-quality building materials company with 35% net margins, a top-ranked return on equity versus peers, and a Piotroski financial strength score of 8 out of 9 — but 3 consecutive earnings misses and a news modifier pulling the outlook negative reduce the near-term setup quality.
Thesis pillars
- Valuation Growth Ratio↑Improving
- Best In Class Margins→Stable
- Earnings Miss Streak↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
United States Lime & Minerals, (USLM) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup · Temporary headwind edge
Basic Materials · Building Materials
Sell if holding. At $104.88, A.R:R 1.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 7.0%; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1.
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (the "Company," the "Registrant," "We" or "Our"), which was incorporated in 1950, conducts lime and limestone operations.
Sell if holding. At $104.88, A.R:R 1.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 7.0%; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 36, MACD bearish. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/9 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-15Recent Developments — United States Lime & Minerals,
Latest news
- NEWS United States Lime: Q2 Earnings Snapshot - WKYC — WKYC neutral
- NEWS United States Lime: Q2 Earnings Snapshot - KING5.com — KING5.com neutral
- NEWS United States Lime: Q2 Earnings Snapshot - king5.com — king5.com neutral
- NEWS United States Lime: Q2 Earnings Snapshot - 10TV — 10TV neutral
- NEWS Is United States Lime & Minerals Inc (USLM) Undervalued After Q2 Earnings Miss? GF Score: 93/100 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
Generated 2026-10-15T11:42:23Z.
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. At $104.88, A.R:R 1.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 7.0%; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 36, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $100.30. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $112.20 (+7.0% upside). Prior stop was $100.30. Stop-loss: $100.30.
Thin upside margin: 7.0%; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1; Consecutive earnings misses (3).
United States Lime & Minerals, trades at a P/E of 22.5 (forward 18.4). TrendMatrix value score: 5.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
7 analysts cover USLM with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $132.
What does United States Lime & Minerals, do?United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (the "Company," the "Registrant," "We" or "Our"), which was incorporated in 1950,...
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (the "Company," the "Registrant," "We" or "Our"), which was incorporated in 1950, conducts lime and limestone operations.