USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) Director Acquires $29,380.00 in Stock

USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR) Director Carolyn Trabuco bought 1,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 29th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $22.60 per share, with a total value of $29,380.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 1,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,380. This represents a ? increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

USA Rare Earth Stock Performance

Shares of USAR traded down $3.11 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $22.07. 41,057,050 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 22,450,860. The stock has a market cap of $2.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.44 and a beta of 0.96. USA Rare Earth Inc. has a 1-year low of $5.56 and a 1-year high of $43.98. The company has a 50 day moving average of $16.34 and a 200-day moving average of $17.33.

USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported ($0.25) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by ($0.19).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

USAR has been the topic of a number of research reports. Benchmark started coverage on USA Rare Earth in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of USA Rare Earth in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of USA Rare Earth in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Roth Mkm increased their price objective on shares of USA Rare Earth from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, William Blair started coverage on shares of USA Rare Earth in a research note on Monday, October 20th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $28.00.

USA Rare Earth News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting USA Rare Earth this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Director Michael Blitzer bought 100,000 shares (~$2.14M at $21.44), increasing his stake to 847,500 shares — signals insider confidence in the company. SEC Filing: Insider Purchase
• Positive Sentiment: USA Rare Earth closed a $1.5 billion PIPE financing — provides substantial near-term capital to advance projects and operations. GlobeNewswire: PIPE Closing
• Positive Sentiment: Federal engagement continues — Commerce Dept. LOI and administration loan/funding support position USAR as a centerpiece of domestic rare-earth and chip-supply initiatives, underpinning longer-term demand and policy backing. ExecutiveGov: Commerce, USA Rare Earth Collaborate
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage framing USAR as a “test case” for U.S.-backed mine-to-magnet supply chains raises visibility but leaves near-term commercial outcomes and timelines uncertain. Yahoo Finance: Test Case Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent headlines pointed to a larger ~$3.1B government-backed funding package that helped run the stock; that move may have already been priced in, setting up volatility on any policy or execution news. Yahoo Finance: Funding Deal Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Sectors fears after a Barron’s report that the U.S. may rethink price-floor support for rare-earths sparked a selloff across peer stocks — that macro/policy uncertainty is the most immediate drag on USAR today. Barron’s: Price-Floor Fears

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in USA Rare Earth by 158.2% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 1,424 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of USA Rare Earth by 10,448.0% in the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 2,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 2,612 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in shares of USA Rare Earth by 110.0% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 2,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of USA Rare Earth during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in shares of USA Rare Earth during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $69,000.

About USA Rare Earth

USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ: USAR) is a development-stage critical minerals company focused on advancing a fully integrated rare earth element (REE) and lithium project in the United States. Its flagship asset is the Round Top deposit in West Texas, a large, polymetallic concentration of light and heavy rare earth elements, lithium and other co-products. The company seeks to move this asset through resource delineation, pilot-scale processing and eventual commercial production to address growing domestic demand for secure REE supply chains.

In addition to exploration, USA Rare Earth is engineering an on-site separation facility that will utilize dry magnetic separation and hydrometallurgical flowsheets to produce mixed rare earth carbonates.