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UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC USLM
UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC (USLM) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 0.22% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $372.7M at a 36.0% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.75 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | Freedom Broker | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Mining & Extraction · percentile among 189 companies
Percentile vs other Mining & Extraction companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Mining & Extraction companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | 4/9 | — | 23.4 | +17.3% |
| SND | Smart Sand, Inc. | 5/9 | 3.81 | 160.4 | +6% |
| IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | 7/9 | 5.4 | 41.5 | +17.1% |
| LEU | CENTRUS ENERGY CORP | 4/9 | 5.82 | 41.9 | +1.5% |
| UUUU | ENERGY FUELS INC | 2/9 | 3.68 | — | -15.6% |
| ABAT | AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co | 5/9 | -6.8 | — | — |
| ATLX | Atlas Lithium Corp | 2/9 | -5.51 | — | — |
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About UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. manufactures and supplies lime and limestone products in the United States. It extracts limestone from open-pit quarries and an underground mine, and processes it as pulverized limestone, quicklime, hydrated lime, and lime slurry. The company supplies its products primarily to the construction customers, including highway, road, and building contractors; industrial customers, such as paper and glass manufacturers; environmental customers comprising municipal sanitation and water treatment facilities, and flue gas treatment processes; oil and gas services companies; roof shingle manufacturers; and poultry producers, as well as steel producers. In addition, the company has various royalty interests with respect to oil and gas rights in natural gas wells located in Johnson County, Texas in the Barnett Shale Formation. The company was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. is a subsidiary of Inberdon Enterprises Ltd.
FAQ
Is USLM financially healthy?
UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does USLM pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC pays a dividend yielding about 0.22% with a 5.1% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is USLM?
In FY2025, UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC had a net margin of 36.0% and a return on equity of 21.3%.
Is USLM overvalued or undervalued?
UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC trades at about 25.5× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 15.8×–29.2×, median 19.8×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for USLM?
The average Wall-Street price target for UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC is $130.00, about 9.0% above the recent price, from 1 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is USLM a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, a P/E of about 23.4×, a dividend yield of 0.22%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.