NL Industries (NL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NL Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NL) is a diversified holding company with interests in industrial and specialty manufacturing businesses. Rather than operating primarily as a single-product company, NL Industries owns significant interests in subsidiaries and affiliated companies that serve customers in markets including chemicals, security products and marine components.

NL Industries’ principal investments include an interest in Kronos Worldwide, Inc., a producer and marketer of titanium dioxide pigments used to provide whiteness and opacity in products such as paints, coatings, plastics and paper. The company also owns a controlling interest in CompX International Inc., which manufactures mechanical and electronic security products, cabinet and postal locks, and specialty marine components such as trim tabs and related systems.

The company traces its history to the National Lead Company and was formerly associated with lead-based products before transitioning into its current holding-company structure. NL Industries and its subsidiaries have operations and customers in North America and international markets. The company also continues to address environmental and other legacy obligations related to its former operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.54 to $6.94
• 50-Day Range: $6.41 to $7.07
• 52-Week Range: $5.04 to $8.60
• Volume: 12,431 shs
• Average Volume: 17,226 shs
• Market Capitalization: $321.27 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 6.09%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

NL Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NL Industries scored higher than 19% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 581st out of 650 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

NL 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, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NL Industries is -12.63, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NL Industries is -12.63, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NL Industries has a P/B Ratio of 0.85. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.27% of the float of NL Industries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NL Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.43.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NL Industries has recently decreased by 13.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

NL Industries is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.95%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

NL Industries has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

Only 13 people have searched for NL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.34% of the stock of NL Industries is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

10.67% of the stock of NL Industries is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/22 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/22 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/22/2026
• Today: 10/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Office Services & Supplies
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NL
• CIK: 72162
• Web: www.nl-ind.com
• Phone: (972) 233-1700
• Fax: 281-423-3216
• Employees: 2,263
• Year Founded: 1891

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.52)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$37.83 million
• Net Margins: -15.75%
• Pretax Margin: -21.50%
• Return on Equity: -6.67%
• Return on Assets: -5.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 9.02
• Quick Ratio: 7.27

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $158.30 million
• Price / Sales: 2.03
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $7.71 per share
• Price / Book: 0.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 48,900,000
• Free Float: 48,733,000
• Market Cap: $321.27 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.14