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NL Industries (NL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$6.44 -0.08 (-1.15%)
Closing price 08/15/2025 03:55 PM Eastern
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$6.46 +0.01 (+0.22%)
As of 08/15/2025 06:42 PM Eastern
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About NL Industries Stock (NYSE:NL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$6.35
$6.57
50-Day Range
$5.61
$7.33
52-Week Range
$5.29
$9.42
Volume
34,701 shs
Average Volume
38,823 shs
Market Capitalization
$314.90 million
P/E Ratio
5.86
Dividend Yield
5.59%
Price Target
$6.00
Consensus Rating
Sell

Company Overview

NL Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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18th Percentile Overall Score

NL MarketRank™: 

NL Industries scored higher than 18% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 163rd out of 184 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    NL Industries has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    NL Industries has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about NL Industries' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of NL Industries is 5.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.90.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of NL Industries is 5.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 113.94.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    NL Industries has a P/B Ratio of 0.76. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.34% 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 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in NL Industries has recently increased by 11.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    NL Industries is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.62%, 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.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of NL Industries is 32.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about NL Industries' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.34% 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 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in NL Industries has recently increased by 11.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    NL Industries has a news sentiment score of -0.55. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

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

    Only 0.26% of the stock of NL Industries is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

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

  • Read more about NL Industries' insider trading history.
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NL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

NL Industries' stock was trading at $7.77 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, NL shares have decreased by 17.1% and is now trading at $6.4450.

NL Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NL) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.18. The basic materials company had revenue of $40.30 million for the quarter. NL Industries had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.93% and a net margin of 35.06%.

NL Industries' top institutional investors include Aristides Capital LLC (0.85%), Bridgeway Capital Management LLC (0.52%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.41%) and Raymond James Financial Inc. (0.28%). Insiders that own company stock include Amy A Samford and Bryan A Hanley.
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Shares of NL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that NL Industries investors own include Medtronic (MDT), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/06/2025
Today
8/16/2025
Record date for 8/28 Dividend
8/18/2025
Dividend Payable
8/28/2025
Record date for 9/23 Dividend
9/05/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/23 Dividend
9/05/2025
Dividend Payable
9/23/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CHEM - SPECIALTY
Sub-Industry
Office Services & Supplies
Current Symbol
NYSE:NL
CIK
72162
Employees
2,820
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$6.00
Low Price Target
$6.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-6.9%
Consensus Rating
Sell
Rating Score (0-4)
1.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.10
Trailing P/E Ratio
5.86
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$67.23 million
Net Margins
35.06%
Pretax Margin
44.28%
Return on Equity
12.93%
Return on Assets
9.69%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
5.41
Quick Ratio
4.44

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$145.90 million
Price / Sales
2.16
Cash Flow
$1.46 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.42
Book Value
$8.53 per share
Price / Book
0.76

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
48,860,000
Free Float
48,736,000
Market Cap
$314.90 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.25

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This page (NYSE:NL) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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