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The closing price of Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima ADR (NYSE: LOMA) was $11.16 for the day, up 0.09% from the previous closing price of $11.15. In other words, the price has increased by $0.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.58 million shares were traded. LOMA stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.7351.
Ratios:
Our analysis of LOMA’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.61 and its Current Ratio is at 1.24. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.16.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on June 18, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $16.
On May 20, 2025, Morgan Stanley Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal-Weight but kept the price unchanged to $15.
Itau BBA Upgraded its Market Perform to Outperform on May 12, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $14.20.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 20 ’25 when MARCOS GRADIN bought 18,808 shares for $11.86 per share.
SERGIO DAMIAN FAIFMAN bought 9,646 shares of LOMA for $128,000 on May 23 ’25. On May 22 ’25, another insider, SERGIO DAMIAN FAIFMAN, who serves as the OFFICER of the company, bought 10,000 shares for $13.50 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LOMA now has a Market Capitalization of 1467118848 and an Enterprise Value of 290934292480. As of this moment, Loma’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.42, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.67. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.04 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.457 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.135.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LOMA is 0.81, which has changed by -0.04373926 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09654534 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LOMA has reached a high of $14.17, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 22.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.60%.
Shares Statistics:
LOMA traded an average of 897.06K shares per day over the past three months and 807960 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 116.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 116.67M. Insiders hold about 0.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 18.70% stake in the company. Shares short for LOMA as of 1761868800 were 791216 with a Short Ratio of 0.88, compared to 1759190400 on 503360. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 791216 and a Short% of Float of 1.4199998999999999.
