ETR:LXSLanxess Stock Price, Forecast & News

€51.34

+1.32 (+2.64 %)

(As of 06/5/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

€50.34

Now: €51.34▼

€52.04

50-Day Range

€40.09

MA: €44.77▼

€50.26

52-Week Range

€25.68

Now: €51.34▼

€64.58

Volume325,713 shs

Average Volume312,027 shs

Market Capitalization$4.49 billion

P/E Ratio24.30

Dividend Yield1.98%

BetaN/A

LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft, a specialty chemicals company, develops, manufactures, and markets chemical intermediates, specialty chemicals, and plastics worldwide. It operates in five segments: Advanced Intermediates, Specialty Additives, Performance Chemicals, Engineering Materials, and ARLANXEO. The Advanced Intermediates segment offers high-grade intermediates for the agrochemical and coating industries; fine chemicals as precursors and intermediates for the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and specialty chemical industries; customer-specific specialties; organometallics; and tire chemicals. The Specialty Additives segment provides additives, including lubricants, flame retardants, plasticizers, and bromine derivatives for various applications in the rubber, plastic, and paint industries. The Performance Chemicals segment offers material protection products; and inorganic pigments for the coloring of concrete, and emulsion paint and other coatings. It also offers finishing agents for the leather industry; and reverse osmosis membranes and ion exchange resins for water treatment, as well as disinfectant and hygiene solutions. The Engineering Materials segment produces technical plastics, glass fibers, fiber composites, and elastomers on a urethane basis for application in the automotive and electrical/electronics, and construction and medicine industries, as well as sports and leisure sectors. The ARLANXEO segment provides specialty rubbers for use in high-quality rubber products in the automotive engineering, tires, and construction industries. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

2.2 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Lanxess has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of €52.94, Lanxess has a potential upside of 3.1% from its current price of €51.34.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Lanxess has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.4 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Lanxess has received 366 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Lanxess has received 398 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Lanxess has received 52.09% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Lanxess and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe LXS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe LXS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

2.5 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Lanxess is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 1.98%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Lanxess does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Lanxess is 42.59 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

0.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Lanxess insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

0.0 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Lanxess are expected to decrease by -100.00% in the coming year, from €4.41 to €0.00 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Lanxess is 24.30, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.77.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Lanxess is 24.30, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.96.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Lanxess has a P/B Ratio of 1.65. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.42 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange ETR

Industry Specialty Chemicals

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorBasic Materials

Current SymbolETR:LXS

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIKN/A

Weblanxess.de

Phone+49-221-88850

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio142.83

Current Ratio1.88

Quick Ratio1.27

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio24.30

Forward P/E Ratio11.64

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$6.77 billion

Price / Sales0.66

Cash Flow€26.51 per share

Price / Cash Flow1.94

Book Value€31.09 per share

Price / Book1.65

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A

Net IncomeN/A

Net MarginsN/A

Return on EquityN/A

Return on AssetsN/A

Miscellaneous

Employees14,649

Outstanding Shares87,447,904

Market Cap$4.49 billion

Next Earnings Date8/13/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableNot Optionable

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Lanxess (ETR:LXS) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Lanxess' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Lanxess' stock was trading at €41.60 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LXS stock has increased by 23.4% and is now trading at €51.34. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Lanxess?

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lanxess in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Lanxess.

When is Lanxess' next earnings date?

Lanxess is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 13th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Lanxess.

What price target have analysts set for LXS?

18 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Lanxess' stock. Their forecasts range from €42.00 to €75.00. On average, they anticipate Lanxess' stock price to reach €52.94 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Lanxess.

Has Lanxess been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media headlines about LXS stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Lanxess earned a coverage optimism score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutLanxess.

Who are some of Lanxess' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Lanxess include Symrise (SY1), Brenntag (BNR), Covestro (1COV), Croda International (CRDA), Orica (ORI), Johnson Matthey (JMAT), Victrex (VCT), Synthomer (SYNT), Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE.UN), Elementis (ELM), Zotefoams (ZTF), Scapa Group (SCPA), Nano One Materials (NNO), Ecosynthetix (ECO) and Scidev (SDV). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Lanxess own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Lanxess investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), Boeing (BA), CVS Health (CVS), General Electric (GE), PepsiCo (PEP), Tesla (TSLA), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Baidu (BIDU), Cloudera (CLDR) and Comcast (CMCSA).

Who are Lanxess' key executives?

Lanxess' management team includes the following people:

Mr. Matthias Zachert, Chairman of Management & CEO (Age 52)
Mr. Michael Pontzen, CFO & Member of the Board of Management (Age 50)
Dr. Rainier van Roessel, Labor Relations Director & Member of the Board of Management (Age 62)
Dr. Hubert Fink, Member of the Board of Management (Age 57)
André Simon, Head of Investor Relations

What is Lanxess' stock symbol?

Lanxess trades on the ETR under the ticker symbol "LXS."

What is Lanxess' stock price today?

One share of LXS stock can currently be purchased for approximately €51.34.

How big of a company is Lanxess?

Lanxess has a market capitalization of $4.49 billion and generates $6.77 billion in revenue each year. Lanxess employs 14,649 workers across the globe.

What is Lanxess' official website?

The official website for Lanxess is lanxess.de.

How can I contact Lanxess?

Lanxess' mailing address is Konzernzentrale, Kennedyplatz 1, KOELN, 50569, Germany. The company can be reached via phone at +49-221-88850.

This page was last updated on 6/7/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff