NewMarket (NEU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NewMarket Corporation is a Richmond, Virginia-based holding company whose principal business is petroleum additives, conducted through its subsidiary Afton Chemical Corporation. Afton develops, manufactures and markets additives that help improve the performance of fuels and lubricants, serving customers across the energy and transportation industries.

Afton’s products include fuel additives and lubricant additives for applications such as engine oils, driveline fluids and industrial lubricants. The business serves customers in markets around the world through its global operations and technical capabilities.

NewMarket traces its history to 1887 and has evolved into a company focused primarily on petroleum additives. Its business activities are conducted through subsidiaries, with Afton Chemical as its principal operating company.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $690.54 to $701.92
• 50-Day Range: $690.64 to $928.12
• 52-Week Range: $580.03 to $981.66
• Volume: 111,595 shs
• Average Volume: 140,720 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.16
• Dividend Yield: 1.72%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

NewMarket Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NewMarket scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 193rd out of 229 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

NewMarket has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NewMarket is 14.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NewMarket is 14.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 27.61.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NewMarket has a P/B Ratio of 3.33. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.19% of the float of NewMarket has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NewMarket has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.75.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NewMarket has recently increased by 12.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

NewMarket pays a meaningful dividend of 1.73%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

NewMarket has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NewMarket is 24.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

NewMarket has a news sentiment score of 1.76. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.40 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

4 people have searched for NEU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.60% of the stock of NewMarket is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.09% of the stock of NewMarket is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/28/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• Record date for 1/1 Dividend: 12/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 1/1 Dividend: 12/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 1/01/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NEU
• CIK: 1282637
• Web: www.newmarket.com
• Phone: (804) 788-5000
• Fax: 804-788-5688
• Employees: 2,050
• Year Founded: 1887

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $49.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.10
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $418.75 million
• Net Margins: 16.51%
• Pretax Margin: 21.18%
• Return on Equity: 25.12%
• Return on Assets: 12.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.43
• Current Ratio: 2.46
• Quick Ratio: 1.24

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.36
• Cash Flow: $57.86 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.07
• Book Value: $209.86 per share
• Price / Book: 3.33

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 9,200,000
• Free Float: 8,406,000
• Market Cap: $6.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.59