(FREDERICK, MD) - U.S. Silica reported today that the company exceeded all of its 2012 Sustainability Targets including those for workplace safety, community investment and environmental protection.

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLCA) announced today net income of $17.3 million or $0.33 per basic and $0.32 per diluted share for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared with net income of $19.1 million or $0.37 per basic and diluted share ...

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (NYSE:SLCA) mines, processes, and sells commercial silica in the United States. Its whole grain commercial silica products are used as fracturing sand in oil and natural gas recovery.

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SLCA) augmented 2.08% to $20.65 on a traded volume of 1.14 million shares.Jefferies upgraded U.S.

US Silica Holdings logo RBC Capital upgraded shares of US Silica Holdings (NASDAQ: SLCA) from a sector perform rating to an outperform rating in a report issued on Friday, TheFlyOnTheWall.

Oil States International, Inc.(NYSE:OIS)slipped 4.11% and closed at $74.80 on a traded volume of 3.06 million shares.The Company posted first quarter EPS of $1.85, $0.03 better than the analyst estimate of $1.82.

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (NYSE:SLCA) shares increased 6.46% to $21.91. The company on April 30 announced that for the second quarter of 2013, it expects revenues of approximately $132 million to $140 million and adjusted EBITDA of between $39 million ...

Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway Co. and Frederick, Md.-based U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. on Monday ceremoniously opened a Von Ormy facility that will store and distribute sand used in the hydraulic fracturing process in the South Texas energy fields.

(NYSE:SPF), Pike Electric Corporation (NYSE:PIKE), U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (NYSE:SLCA). Standard Pacific Corp. (NYSE:SPF) shares went up after the stock was upgraded by CRT Capital from �hold� to �buy� rating and they set a price target of $11 on the ...

Find out more about Pike Electric including full access to the free equity report at: www.BedfordReport.com/PIKE. U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. ( NYSE : SLCA) shares jumped 2.77 percent on volume of 1.05 million shares traded Friday to close at $22.62 a share.