USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR – Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday. The company reported ($0.19) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.12) by ($0.07), FiscalAI reports. The firm had revenue of $1.64 million during the quarter.
USA Rare Earth Trading Up 6.4%
NASDAQ:USAR opened at $15.14 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $2.01 billion, a PE ratio of -5.05 and a beta of 1.05. USA Rare Earth has a twelve month low of $5.58 and a twelve month high of $43.98. The company’s 50 day moving average is $19.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.85.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages recently weighed in on USAR. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on USA Rare Earth from $28.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Benchmark assumed coverage on shares of USA Rare Earth in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price target on shares of USA Rare Earth from $33.00 to $29.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Roth Mkm raised their price target on shares of USA Rare Earth from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of USA Rare Earth in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, USA Rare Earth currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.00.
More USA Rare Earth News
Here are the key news stories impacting USA Rare Earth this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Secured a planned $1.6 billion funding commitment from the U.S. government to support domestic rare‑earth mining and magnet manufacturing — a material de‑risking event that supports long‑term cash needs and scale-up. USA Rare Earth Funding And Acquisition Test Mine To Magnet Promise
- Positive Sentiment: Closed acquisition of Less Common Metals and has begun commercial magnet production, adding downstream processing and magnet manufacturing — accelerating the firm’s vertically integrated strategy and potential revenue pathways. USA Rare Earth Funding And Acquisition Test Mine To Magnet Promise
- Positive Sentiment: Bull thesis reaffirmed by bullish long‑term model: analysis expects magnet and metal sales to scale toward multi‑billion dollar run‑rate by 2030 and argues current valuation is cheap vs. 2030 EBITDA projections — supports momentum buying for longer‑term investors. USA Rare Earth: Take Advantage Of Momentum Swings
- Neutral Sentiment: Canaccord lowered its price target from $33 to $29 but kept a “buy” rating — suggests confidence in upside while tempering near‑term assumptions. Canaccord Price Target Change (Benzinga)
- Neutral Sentiment: Media comparisons to larger miners (e.g., Teck) highlight different risk/return profiles: USA Rare Earth is capital‑intensive and earlier stage with limited revenues versus cash‑generating copper peers — helpful for portfolio positioning decisions. USAR vs. TECK: Which Mining Stock Deserves a Spot in Your Portfolio?
- Negative Sentiment: Reported Q4 and full‑year 2025 results showing a larger‑than‑expected EPS loss (adjusted EPS of -$0.19 vs. consensus around -$0.12 or -$0.06 in some reports) and minimal revenue — the earnings miss drove near‑term selling and raises short‑term funding and execution scrutiny. USA Rare Earth Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Financial Results
- Negative Sentiment: Coverage framing the Q4 miss as the reason for recent sharp intraday declines reinforces volatility risk — investors should expect swings tied to execution updates and funding milestones. Why USA Rare Earth Stock Crashed Today
Insider Buying and Selling
In other USA Rare Earth news, Director Michael Blitzer purchased 100,000 shares of USA Rare Earth stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 29th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $21.44 per share, with a total value of $2,144,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 847,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,170,400. This represents a 13.38% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Carolyn Trabuco acquired 1,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 29th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $22.60 per share, with a total value of $29,380.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 1,300 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,380. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 46.60% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Trading of USA Rare Earth
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in USAR. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in USA Rare Earth by 2,437.5% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 653,290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,160,000 after purchasing an additional 627,545 shares during the period. Diametric Capital LP purchased a new stake in USA Rare Earth in the second quarter valued at $147,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in USA Rare Earth by 158.2% during the 2nd 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 period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in USA Rare Earth during the 2nd quarter worth about $223,000. Finally, Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of USA Rare Earth during the 2nd quarter valued at about $329,000.
USA Rare Earth Company Profile
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.
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