GuruFocus - On June 7, 2024, Timothy Byrne, President & Chief Executive Officer of United States Lime & Minerals Inc (NASDAQ:USLM), executed a sale of 8,226 shares of the company. The transaction was documented in a recent SEC Filing. Following this sale, the insider now owns 29,543 shares of the company.
United States Lime & Minerals Inc is engaged in the extraction and processing of high-quality limestone and minerals. These materials are used in a variety of applications including construction, steel manufacturing, agriculture, and water treatment.
Over the past year, Timothy Byrne has sold a total of 21,079 shares and has not made any purchases of the company's stock. This recent transaction is part of a broader trend observed over the past year, where there have been 5 insider sells and 2 insider buys within the company.
As of the date of the sale, shares of United States Lime & Minerals Inc were priced at $336.03, positioning the company with a market cap of $1.841 billion. The price-earnings ratio stood at 23.08, which is above the industry median of 16.4 and also higher than the company's historical median.
The stock's valuation, according to the GF Value, is set at $205.85, indicating a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 1.63. This suggests that United States Lime & Minerals Inc is significantly overvalued at its current price.
The GF Value is calculated considering historical trading multiples such as the price-earnings ratio, price-sales ratio, price-book ratio, and price-to-free cash flow, along with a GuruFocus adjustment factor based on past returns and growth, and future business performance estimates from Morningstar analysts.
This insider sale might draw the attention of current and potential investors, especially considering the company's current valuation metrics and market performance.
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