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LSB Industries, Inc (NYSE: LXU) closed the day trading at $6.09 down -7.16% from the previous closing price of $6.56. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. LXU stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.34 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.07.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of LXU, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.78 and its Current Ratio is at 2.28. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.01.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Piper Sandler on January 13, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $11 from $9 previously.
On October 10, 2024, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $9.50 to $11.
Piper Sandler Downgraded its Neutral to Underweight on February 29, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $11.50 to $8.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 10 ’24 when CHERYL MAGUIRE bought 60,000 shares for $8.35 per share.
BEHRMAN MARK T bought 125,000 shares of LXU for $1,125,000 on Oct 10 ’24. On Aug 01 ’24, another insider, Foster Michael J., who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 36,000 shares for $10.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LXU now has a Market Capitalization of 436172544 and an Enterprise Value of 779579840. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.492 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.336.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LXU is 1.05, which has changed by -0.278436 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.036926866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LXU has reached a high of $10.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.37. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.75%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, LXU traded about 381.18K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, LXU traded about 446130 shares per day. A total of 71.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 52.64M. Insiders hold about 26.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 52.66% stake in the company. Shares short for LXU as of 1741910400 were 1791997 with a Short Ratio of 4.70, compared to 1739491200 on 1760728. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1791997 and a Short% of Float of 3.39.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.16.
