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. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.32%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 23rd.

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

United States Lime & Minerals Price Performance

United States Lime & Minerals stock traded down $5.02 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $315.59. 6,533 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 22,678. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $290.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $247.12. United States Lime & Minerals has a 12 month low of $151.53 and a 12 month high of $322.52. The firm has a market cap of $1.80 billion, a PE ratio of 22.89 and a beta of 0.79.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at United States Lime & Minerals

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

About United States Lime & Minerals

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.