Clariant (CLZNY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Clariant AG is a Switzerland-based specialty chemicals company that develops and manufactures products used by industrial and consumer-goods companies. Its portfolio includes specialty ingredients, functional additives, catalysts, adsorbents, and other chemical solutions designed to improve the performance, efficiency, safety, or sustainability of customers’ products and manufacturing processes.

The company operates through businesses focused on Care Chemicals, Catalysts, and Adsorbents & Additives. Its products serve applications including personal care, home care, agriculture, plastics, coatings, paints, textiles, oil and gas, automotive, and chemical manufacturing. Clariant also provides catalysts and process technologies, as well as adsorbents used for purification, drying, and other industrial processes.

Clariant was established in 1995 through the spin-off of specialty chemicals activities from Sandoz. Headquartered in Muttenz, Switzerland, the company serves customers through operations and sales activities across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Clariant is led by Chief Executive Officer Conrad Keijzer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.54 to $13.54
• 50-Day Range: $9.70 to $13.60
• 52-Week Range: $8.45 to $13.96
• Volume: 400 shs
• Average Volume: 827 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 29.03
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Clariant Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Clariant scored higher than 16% 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 29.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Clariant is 29.03, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.07.

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 0.03, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Clariant has recently increased by 100.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

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: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Clariant this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

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: 10,481
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.03
• 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