United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.25 (NASDAQ:USLM)

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (NASDAQ:USLM) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 30th, Zacks reports. Investors of record on Friday, May 24th will be given a dividend of 0.25 per share by the construction company on Friday, June 14th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.31%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 23rd.

United States Lime & Minerals has raised its dividend by an average of 7.7% per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 1 years.

United States Lime & Minerals Trading Down 1.0 %

NASDAQ:USLM traded down $3.14 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $317.47. 4,726 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 22,645. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $290.02 and its 200-day moving average is $247.12. The firm has a market cap of $1.81 billion, a PE ratio of 22.89 and a beta of 0.79. United States Lime & Minerals has a twelve month low of $151.53 and a twelve month high of $322.52.

United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 2nd. The construction company reported $2.98 earnings per share for the quarter. United States Lime & Minerals had a net margin of 27.91% and a return on equity of 21.25%. The company had revenue of $65.69 million during the quarter.

Insider Transactions at United States Lime & Minerals

In other news, Director Sandra C. Duhe sold 427 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $291.02, for a total transaction of $124,265.54. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 457 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $132,996.14. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In other United States Lime & Minerals news, CEO Timothy W. Byrne sold 5,979 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.27, for a total value of $1,550,175.33. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 31,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,202,784.26. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Sandra C. Duhe sold 427 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $291.02, for a total transaction of $124,265.54. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 457 shares in the company, valued at approximately $132,996.14. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 2.16% of the company’s stock.

United States Lime & Minerals Company Profile

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.