Lsb Industries (LXU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

LSB Industries, Inc. (NYSE:LXU) is a U.S.-based manufacturer of nitrogen-based chemical products. The company serves agricultural, industrial and mining customers, producing and selling products such as ammonia, fertilizer-grade ammonium nitrate, urea ammonium nitrate and nitric acid.

Through its Agricultural Products business, LSB supplies nitrogen fertilizers used by farmers and agricultural distributors. Its Industrial Products business provides ammonia, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, carbon dioxide and related chemical products used in manufacturing, mining, explosives and other industrial applications.

Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, LSB Industries operates production facilities in the United States, including sites in Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The company markets its products primarily across North America and supports customers through a network of distribution and terminal locations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.08 to $10.34
• 50-Day Range: $9.64 to $11.68
• 52-Week Range: $8.12 to $17.22
• Volume: 581,041 shs
• Average Volume: 804,751 shs
• Market Capitalization: $727.70 million
• P/E Ratio: 20.21
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $14.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Lsb Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lsb Industries scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 68th out of 228 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Lsb Industries has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Lsb Industries has a consensus price target of $14.67, representing about 45.1% upside from its current price of $10.11.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lsb Industries has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 45.28%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Lsb Industries are expected to grow by 45.28% in the coming year, from $0.53 to $0.77 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lsb Industries is 20.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Lsb Industries is 20.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.14.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Lsb Industries has a P/B Ratio of 1.40. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.37% of the float of Lsb Industries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lsb Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.58.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lsb Industries has recently increased by 9.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Lsb Industries does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Lsb Industries does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.94

News Sentiment

Lsb Industries has a news sentiment score of 0.94. 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 0.46 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Lsb Industries this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for LXU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $21,190.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0029% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lsb Industries insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $21,190.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.00% of the stock of Lsb Industries is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.67% of the stock of Lsb Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LXU
• CIK: 60714
• Web: www.lsbindustries.com
• Phone: (405) 235-4546
• Fax: 405-235-5067
• Employees: 513
• Year Founded: 1977

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Lsb Industries: $14.67
• High Price Target: $16.00
• Low Price Target: $13.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +45.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.07
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $24.61 million
• Net Margins: 5.58%
• Pretax Margin: 6.05%
• Return on Equity: 6.98%
• Return on Assets: 3.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.82
• Current Ratio: 2.43
• Quick Ratio: 2.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $615.21 million
• Price / Sales: 1.18
• Cash Flow: $1.50 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.76
• Book Value: $7.23 per share
• Price / Book: 1.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 72,000,000
• Free Float: 69,838,000
• Market Cap: $727.70 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.44