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As of close of business last night, LSB Industries, Inc’s stock clocked out at $7.66, down -0.39% from its previous closing price of $7.69. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.79 million shares were traded. LXU stock price reached its highest trading level at $7.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $7.51.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of LXU’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.91 and its Current Ratio is at 2.64. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.99 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.95.
On January 13, 2025, Piper Sandler Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Underweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $9 to $11.
UBS Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on October 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $9.50 to $11.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 05 ’25 when CHANDLER JOHN D bought 8,000 shares for $6.57 per share. The transaction valued at 52,560 led to the insider holds 8,000 shares of the business.
CHERYL MAGUIRE bought 60,000 shares of LXU for $501,000 on Oct 10 ’24. On Oct 10 ’24, another insider, BEHRMAN MARK T, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 125,000 shares for $9.00 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 551029760 and an Enterprise Value of 916579136. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.701 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.323.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LXU is 0.83, which has changed by -0.02171135 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LXU has reached a high of $9.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.88. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.64%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that LXU traded 475.22K shares on average per day over the past three months and 464800 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 72.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 52.63M. Insiders hold about 26.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 56.04% stake in the company. Shares short for LXU as of 1753920000 were 2040852 with a Short Ratio of 4.29, compared to 1751241600 on 2083888. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2040852 and a Short% of Float of 3.81.
