U.S. Lime & Minerals had its Relative Strength (RS) Rating upgraded from 64 to 76 Monday — a welcome improvement, but still short of the 80 or higher score you prefer to see.
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This exclusive rating from Investor's Business Daily measures market leadership with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The grade shows how a stock's price movement over the last 52 weeks stacks up against all the other stocks in our database.
Over 100 years of market history shows that the market's biggest winners typically have an RS Rating of above 80 in the early stages of their moves. See if U.S. Lime & Minerals can continue to show renewed price strength and hit that benchmark.
U.S. Lime & Minerals is now considered extended and out of buy range after clearing an 87.13 buy point in a third-stage consolidation. See if the stock forms a new pattern or follow-on buying opportunity like a three-weeks tight or pullback to the 50-day or 10-week line.
The company posted 18% earnings growth last quarter. Revenue rose 20%.
U.S. Lime & Minerals earns the No. 2 rank among its peers in the Building-Cement/Concrete/Aggregates industry group. Smith-Midland is the No. 1-ranked stock within the group.
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