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

NL Industries (NYSE:NL - Get Free Report) is expected to be posting its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The basic materials company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by ($0.19). NL Industries had a return on equity of 14.97% and a net margin of 41.23%. The company had revenue of $40.30 million for the quarter.

NL Industries Trading Down 9.1%

Shares of NL stock traded down $0.56 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $5.61. 85,353 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 34,614. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $7.33. NL Industries has a 52-week low of $5.20 and a 52-week high of $9.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $274.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.49 and a beta of 0.27.

NL Industries Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NL. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake 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 buying an additional 3,667 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake 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 buying an additional 6,032 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio purchased a new position in NL Industries in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 10.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.