Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Luxfer announced its FY 2025 earnings guidance, projecting EPS between 0.970 and 1.050, slightly lower than the consensus estimate of 1.000.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.13, resulting in a 4.21% yield, with the ex-dividend date set for July 18th.
• Insider trading activity includes significant sales by the CFO and a director, where a total of 38,987 shares were sold in the last quarter.

Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.970-1.050 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.000. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Luxfer Price Performance

Shares of NYSE LXFR traded up $0.17 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $12.34. The company had a trading volume of 179,697 shares, compared to its average volume of 127,782. Luxfer has a twelve month low of $9.41 and a twelve month high of $15.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $336.14 million, a PE ratio of 15.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.10. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $11.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.09. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.04. Luxfer had a return on equity of 11.56% and a net margin of 5.31%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Luxfer will post 0.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Luxfer Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Friday, July 18th will be given a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 18th. Luxfer's dividend payout ratio is currently 66.67%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Stephen Webster sold 4,244 shares of Luxfer stock in a transaction on Monday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.83, for a total value of $50,206.52. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 26,662 shares in the company, valued at $315,411.46. The trade was a 13.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Patrick K. Mullen sold 5,463 shares of Luxfer stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.02, for a total value of $54,739.26. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 35,617 shares in the company, valued at $356,882.34. The trade was a 13.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 38,987 shares of company stock worth $418,168 in the last quarter. 1.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Luxfer

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Luxfer stock. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR - Free Report) by 1.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 257,371 shares of the industrial products company's stock after acquiring an additional 4,772 shares during the quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.94% of Luxfer worth $3,052,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.82% of the company's stock.

About Luxfer

Luxfer Holdings PLC, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and supplies high-performance materials, components, and high-pressure gas containment devices for defense and first response, healthcare, transportation, and general industrial applications. The company operates through three segments: Elektron, Gas Cylinders, and graphic Arts.

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