NL Industries (NL) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

NL Industries (NYSE:NL - Get Free Report) will likely be releasing its Q2 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, August 6th. Analysts expect NL Industries to post earnings of $0.19 per share for the quarter.

NL Industries (NYSE:NL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The basic materials company reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by ($0.19). NL Industries had a return on equity of 14.97% and a net margin of 41.23%. The business had revenue of $40.30 million for the quarter.

NL Industries Trading Down 9.1%

Shares of NL Industries stock traded down $0.56 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $5.61. 85,353 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 36,005. The company has a 50 day moving average of $6.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $7.34. NL Industries has a fifty-two week low of $5.20 and a fifty-two week high of $9.42. The stock has a market cap of $274.05 million, a P/E ratio of 4.49 and a beta of 0.27.

NL Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Investors of record on Monday, June 9th were paid a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 9th. NL Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.80%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NL Industries

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in NL Industries by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 168,532 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,331,000 after acquiring an additional 6,032 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in NL Industries by 15.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 27,285 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $216,000 after acquiring an additional 3,667 shares during the period. Finally, Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of NL Industries during the first quarter worth approximately $35,000. 10.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NL Industries from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 17th.

About NL Industries

NL Industries, Inc, through its subsidiary, CompX International Inc, operates in the component products industry in Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells mechanical and electronic cabinet locks and other locking mechanisms, including disc tumbler locks; pin tumbler locking mechanisms under KeSet, System 64, TuBar, and Turbine brands; and electronic locks under CompX eLock and StealthLock brands for use in various applications, such as mailboxes, ignition systems, file cabinets, desk drawers, tool storage cabinets, high security medical cabinetry, integrated inventory and access control secured narcotics boxes, electronic circuit panels, storage compartments, gas station security, vending and cash containment machines.