NewMarket (NEU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NewMarket Corporation (NYSE: NEU) is a Richmond, Virginia-based holding company that develops, manufactures and distributes petroleum additives through its subsidiaries, primarily Afton Chemical Corporation and Ethyl Corporation. Its products are designed to improve the performance, efficiency, reliability and cleanliness of fuels and lubricants.

Afton Chemical supplies additive packages and components for automotive, transportation, industrial and other applications. Its offerings include gasoline and diesel fuel additives, engine-oil and transmission-fluid additives, and products for industrial lubricants and related petroleum-based applications. Ethyl Corporation focuses on fuel additives and related technologies, serving petroleum companies and fuel manufacturers.

NewMarket serves customers in North America and international markets through its global operations and distribution network. The company’s history is rooted in the development of fuel-additive technologies, including the work of predecessor businesses in the petroleum industry. Today, its operations remain focused on specialty chemical products used to support fuel and lubricant performance.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $913.15 to $929.74
• 50-Day Range: $773.16 to $959.36
• 52-Week Range: $580.03 to $981.66
• Volume: 113,505 shs
• Average Volume: 116,212 shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.53 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.94
• Dividend Yield: 1.29%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

NewMarket Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NewMarket scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 183rd out of 231 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

NewMarket has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NewMarket is 19.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NewMarket is 19.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.13.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NewMarket has a P/B Ratio of 4.90. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.59% of the float of NewMarket has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NewMarket has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.77.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NewMarket has recently increased by 7.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

NewMarket pays a meaningful dividend of 1.30%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

NewMarket has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NewMarket is 25.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

NewMarket has a news sentiment score of 1.54. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for NewMarket this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for NEU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.60% of the stock of NewMarket is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.09% of the stock of NewMarket 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
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Today: 10/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/26/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NEU
• CIK: 1282637
• Web: www.newmarket.com
• Phone: (804) 788-5000
• Fax: 804-788-5688
• Employees: 2,050
• Year Founded: 1887

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $46.48
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $418.75 million
• Net Margins: 15.80%
• Pretax Margin: 20.81%
• Return on Equity: 24.62%
• Return on Assets: 12.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47
• Current Ratio: 2.25
• Quick Ratio: 1.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.13
• Cash Flow: $57.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.05
• Book Value: $189.23 per share
• Price / Book: 4.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 9,200,000
• Free Float: 8,405,000
• Market Cap: $8.53 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.55