Stillwater Stock Hits New 52-Week High (SWC)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stillwater Mining Company (NYSE:SWC) hit a new 52-week high Tuesday as it traded at $25.06 compared with its previous 52-Week high of $24.79. Stillwater is changing hands at $25.05 with 118,671 shares traded as of 9:32 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 3.7 million shares over the past 30 days. Stillwater has a market cap of $2.3 billion and is part of the basic materials sector and metals & mining industry. Shares are up 15.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.

Stillwater Mining Company engages in the development, extraction, processing, refining, and marketing of palladium, platinum, and associated metals in south central Montana, the United States. The company has a P/E ratio of 88.1, above the average metals & mining industry P/E ratio of 85 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 23.3.

TheStreet Ratings rates Stillwater as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, revenue growth and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company's profit margins have been poor overall. You can view the full Stillwater Ratings Report.

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