Innospec (IOSP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Innospec Inc. (NASDAQ: IOSP) is a global specialty chemicals company that develops, manufactures and supplies products used in the energy, transportation, personal care, household, agriculture and industrial markets. Its offerings are designed to improve product performance, support manufacturing processes and address specialized customer requirements.

The company operates through businesses focused on fuel specialties, performance chemicals and oilfield services. Its products include fuel additives and performance-enhancing chemicals for gasoline, diesel and other fuels, as well as ingredients and formulations used in personal care, home care, crop protection, construction, mining and other industrial applications. Innospec also provides chemicals and services used in oil and gas exploration, production and well treatment.

Innospec serves customers internationally through manufacturing, research and development, technical service and commercial operations in multiple regions. The company’s roots extend to the development and supply of fuel additives and related specialty chemicals, and it has expanded its portfolio over time to serve a broader range of industrial and consumer markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $97.58 to $100.48
• 50-Day Range: $84.09 to $98.72
• 52-Week Range: $65.51 to $100.48
• Volume: 284,659 shs
• Average Volume: 194,966 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.98
• Dividend Yield: 1.88%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Innospec Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Innospec scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 120th out of 232 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Innospec has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Innospec has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.86%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Innospec are expected to grow by 23.86% in the coming year, from $5.03 to $6.23 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Innospec is 19.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Innospec is 19.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.82.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Innospec has a PEG Ratio of 2.62. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Innospec has a P/B Ratio of 1.82. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.11% of the float of Innospec has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Innospec has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.41, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Innospec has recently increased by 9.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Innospec pays a meaningful dividend of 1.86%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Innospec has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Innospec is 37.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Innospec will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.53% next year. This indicates that Innospec will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.60

News Sentiment

Innospec has a news sentiment score of 0.60. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Innospec this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Innospec insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.45% of the stock of Innospec is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.64% of the stock of Innospec is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 9/28/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:IOSP
• CIK: 1054905
• Web: www.innospec.com
• Phone: (303) 792-5554
• Fax: 303-792-5668
• Employees: 2,450
• Year Founded: 1938

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.90
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.46
• P/E Growth: 2.62
• Net Income: $116.60 million
• Net Margins: 6.60%
• Pretax Margin: 7.71%
• Return on Equity: 9.22%
• Return on Assets: 6.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.78
• Quick Ratio: 1.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.78 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.36
• Cash Flow: $7.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.93
• Book Value: $53.79 per share
• Price / Book: 1.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 24,630,000
• Free Float: 24,274,000
• Market Cap: $2.41 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93