The IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating for U.S. Lime & Minerals rose from 94 to 96 Wednesday.
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The new score tells you the company is now outperforming 96% of all stocks in terms of the most important fundamental and technical stock-picking criteria.
U.S. Lime & Minerals is now out of buy range after breaking out from an 87.13 buy point in a consolidation.
The stock has a 98 EPS Rating, which means its recent quarterly and annual earnings growth tops 98% of all stocks.
Its Accumulation/Distribution Rating of B shows moderate buying by institutional investors over the last 13 weeks.
The company reported an 18% earnings gain for Q2. Sales growth came in at 20%, down from 27% in the prior quarter.
U.S. Lime & Minerals earns the No. 1 rank among its peers in the Building-Cement/Concrete/Aggregates industry group. Smith-Midland and CRH are also among the group's highest-rated stocks.
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