LSB Industries, Inc (LXU)’s latest quarter sales figures and margins explained

At the time of writing, LSB Industries, Inc [LXU] stock is trading at $9.10, up 22.31%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The LXU shares have gain 18.49% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.59%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

LSB Industries, Inc [NYSE: LXU] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 13, 2025, when Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $11 from $9. Previously, UBS upgraded its rating to Buy on October 10, 2024, and elevated its price target to $11. On February 29, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underweight and revised its price target to $8 on the stock. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $9 on January 31, 2024. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $12 on May 11, 2023. Jefferies downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on April 13, 2023, and downed its price target to $10. In a note dated March 14, 2023, Deutsche Bank initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $16 on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of LSB Industries, Inc fluctuated between $6.74 and $10.40. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $10 within the next 12 months. LSB Industries, Inc [NYSE: LXU] shares were valued at $9.10 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.89% based on the average LXU price forecast.

Analyzing the LXU fundamentals

According to LSB Industries, Inc [NYSE:LXU], the company’s sales were 520.11M for trailing twelve months, which represents an -4.44% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.1% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.01, Equity is -0.03 and Total Capital is 0.01. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.98.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 8.14 points at the first support level, and at 7.18 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 9.63, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 10.15.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that LSB Industries, Inc [NYSE:LXU] has a current ratio of 2.53. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.01 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.34. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.25, the price to book ratio is 1.31.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved CHERYL MAGUIRE, Officer, that happened on Oct 10 ’24 when 60000.0 shares were purchased. Officer, BEHRMAN MARK T completed a deal on Oct 10 ’24 to buy 0.12 million shares. Meanwhile, Officer Foster Michael J. bought 36000.0 shares on Aug 01 ’24.

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