Clariant (CLZNY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Clariant AG is a Swiss specialty chemicals company that develops and manufactures products used by industrial and consumer-goods companies. Its offerings include additives, ingredients, catalysts, adsorbents, and specialty chemicals designed to improve the performance, safety, sustainability, or efficiency of customers’ products and manufacturing processes.

The company serves a broad range of industries, including personal care, home care, agriculture, coatings, plastics, oil and gas, mining, automotive, construction, and pharmaceuticals. Its products include surfactants and active ingredients, flame retardants, polymer additives, catalysts for chemical and fuel production, and adsorbents used in purification and separation applications.

Clariant was established in 1995 through the spin-off of the specialty chemicals business of Sandoz. Headquartered in Muttenz, Switzerland, the company operates internationally through research, production, and commercial activities serving customers across Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific. Clariant is led by Chief Executive Officer Conrad Keijzer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.28 to $12.28
• 50-Day Range: $12.23 to $13.60
• 52-Week Range: $8.45 to $13.96
• Volume: 6 shs
• Average Volume: 812 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 26.34
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Clariant Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Clariant scored higher than 18% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Clariant has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Clariant has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Clariant is 26.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Clariant is 26.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.48.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Clariant has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.02, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Clariant does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Clariant does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Clariant is 283.11%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: N/A
• News Sentiment: N/A

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.22% of the stock of Clariant is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:CLZNY
• CIK: 1366235
• Web: www.clariant.com
• Phone: (161) 469-5111
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 10,281
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.34
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A