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↓Deteriorating
- Earnings Miss Streak→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026· older than 90 days
United States Lime & Minerals, (USLM) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Basic Materials · Building Materials
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $123.38, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; 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.
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $123.38, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 78. Wide-moat business. Accumulate on weakness. | News modifier -1 (STRONG_BUY_WAIT → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 8/10 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, positive momentum, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 90d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated Oct 30, 2026Recent Developments — United States Lime & Minerals,
Latest news
- NEWS United States Lime & Minerals Q3 Earnings Fall, Revenue Rises - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance Oct 30, 2026 negative
- NEWS Earnings Flash (USLM) United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. Reports Q3 Revenue $106.2M, vs. FactSet Est of $122.0M - marke — marketscreener.com Oct 30, 2026 negative
- NEWS USLM Q3'26 Earnings: revenue estimate is 122.00M USD - TradingView — TradingView Oct 28, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Changes in working capital of United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. – NASDAQ:USLM - TradingView — TradingView Oct 25, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Weiss Ratings upgrades United States Lime and Minerals stock to Buy - ad-hoc-news.de — ad-hoc-news.de Oct 20, 2026 positive
Latest item Oct 30, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-05T11:34:09Z.
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $123.38, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 78. Wide-moat business. Accumulate on weakness. | News modifier -1 (STRONG_BUY_WAIT → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Analyst target $111.35 reached (−9.8%), stop $114.74 (−7.5%), A.R:R -0.7:1. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target $111.35 reached (−9.8% from $123.38); no take-profit level is published. Analyst target $111.35 reached (−9.8%), stop $114.74 (−7.5%), A.R:R -0.7:1. Stop-loss: $114.74.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1; Consecutive earnings misses (4).
United States Lime & Minerals, trades at a P/E of 26.6 (forward 20.5). TrendMatrix value score: 6.0/10. Verdict: Hold.
7 analysts rate USLM, with a consensus score of 4.1/5. 1 analysts publish price targets averaging $131.
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.