Nl Industries Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

NL Stock  USD 7.99  0.27  3.50%   
Allowing for the 90-day total investment horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding NL Industries is 'Strong Buy'. Macroaxis provides NL Industries buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding NL positions. The advice algorithm takes into account all of NL Industries' available fundamental, technical, and predictive indicators you will find on this site. Key drivers impacting NL Industries' buy or sell advice are summarized below:
Real Value
7.2
Target Price
5
Hype Value
7.72
Market Value
7.99
Naive Value
7.36
A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell NL Industries given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards NL Industries. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for NL Industries, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

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Strong Buy

Market Performance

SolidDetails

Volatility

Somewhat reliableDetails

Hype Condition

StaleDetails

Current Valuation

OvervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Below AverageDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Almost neglects market trendsDetails

Investor Sentiment

InterestedDetails

Analyst Consensus

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Reporting Quality (M-Score)

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For the selected time horizon NL Industries has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.144, Jensen Alpha of 0.5143, Total Risk Alpha of 0.2247, Sortino Ratio of 0.2558 and Treynor Ratio of 0.5064
We provide trade recommendation to complement the latest expert consensus on NL Industries. Our dynamic recommendation engine harnesses a multidimensional algorithm to analyze the entity's potential to grow using all technical and fundamental data available at this moment. To make sure NL Industries is not overpriced, please verify all NL Industries fundamentals, including its shares owned by insiders, cash and equivalents, target price, as well as the relationship between the price to sales and book value per share . Given that NL Industries has a price to earning of 22.67 X, we recommend you to check NL Industries market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself this quarter and beyond given your latest risk tolerance and investing horizon.

NL Industries Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

The company generated the yearly revenue of 161.29 M. Annual Net Loss to common stockholders was (2.31 M) with gross profit of 48.8 M.
About 83.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by corporate insiders
On 21st of March 2024 NL Industries paid $ 0.08 per share dividend to its current shareholders
Latest headline from MacroaxisInsider: Acquisition by Meredith Mendes of 2750 shares of NL Industries subject to Rule 16b-3

NL Industries Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of NL Industries' historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of NL Industries' future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of NL Industries daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use NL Industries price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of NL Industries returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for NL Industries.
Mean Return
0.63
Value At Risk
-2.76
Potential Upside
5.41
Standard Deviation
2.88
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of NL Industries historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

NL Industries Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as NL Industries is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading NL Industries backward and forwards among themselves. NL Industries' institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase NL Industries' securities or originates loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Susquehanna International Group, Llp2023-12-31
117.4 K
Citadel Advisors Llc2023-09-30
95 K
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2023-12-31
58.6 K
Bank Of America Corp2023-12-31
50.8 K
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2023-12-31
44.4 K
Acadian Asset Management Llc2023-12-31
38.5 K
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2023-12-31
34.2 K
Millennium Management Llc2023-12-31
33.7 K
Lsv Asset Management2023-12-31
28.7 K
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2023-12-31
1.9 M
Blackrock Inc2023-12-31
568.5 K
Note, although NL Industries' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

NL Industries Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change In Cash36.9M7.4M10.0M(77.7M)42.7M44.8M
Free Cash Flow24.3M17.3M13.5M23.2M35.9M37.7M
Depreciation3.7M3.8M3.8M4.0M4.6M4.3M
Other Non Cash Items927K1.4M1.1M3.7M43.4M45.6M
Capital Expenditures3.2M1.7M4.1M3.7M1.1M1.1M
Net Income28.0M16.1M53.4M36.5M(2.3M)(2.2M)
End Period Cash Flow157.9M165.3M175.2M97.5M114.4M76.4M
Dividends Paid25.4M7.8M11.7M30.8M13.7M22.9M
Change To Inventory(1.4M)(193K)(7.5M)(5.8M)333K349.7K
Change To Netincome(10.0M)11.1M(18.3M)4.4M4.0M4.6M
Investments5.9M(1.4M)10.8M(64.5M)(75.9M)(72.1M)
Change Receivables15.5M1.1M(4.5M)(2.3M)(2.0M)(1.9M)

NL Industries Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to NL Industries or Commercial Services & Supplies sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that NL Industries' price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a NL Industries stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over NYSE Composite
0.51
β
Beta against NYSE Composite1.22
σ
Overall volatility
2.85
Ir
Information ratio 0.19

NL Industries Volatility Alert

NL Industries currently demonstrates below-average downside deviation. It has Information Ratio of 0.19 and Jensen Alpha of 0.51. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure NL Industries' stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact NL Industries' stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

NL Industries Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing NL Industries' fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze NL Industries' direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between NL Industries and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as NL Industries or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of NL Industries' fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing NL Industries by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare NL Industries to competition
FundamentalsNL IndustriesPeer Average
Return On Equity0.0015-0.31
Return On Asset0.0175-0.14
Profit Margin(0.01) %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.11 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation232.33 M16.62 B
Shares Outstanding48.83 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders82.99 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions11.85 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted96.56 K4.71 M
Price To Earning22.67 X28.72 X
Price To Book1.05 X9.51 X
Price To Sales2.40 X11.42 X
Revenue161.29 M9.43 B
Gross Profit48.8 M27.38 B
EBITDA23.1 M3.9 B
Net Income(2.31 M)570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents68.87 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share3.10 X5.01 X
Total Debt500 K5.32 B
Debt To Equity0 %48.70 %
Current Ratio6.63 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share7.57 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations37 M971.22 M
Short Ratio3.14 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share(0.05) X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth(0.42) X4.89 X
Target Price5.0
Number Of Employees2.75 K18.84 K
Beta0.71-0.15
Market Capitalization376.99 M19.03 B
Total Asset600.2 M29.47 B
Retained Earnings284.46 M9.33 B
Working Capital187.81 M1.48 B
Note: Acquisition by Meredith Mendes of 2750 shares of NL Industries subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

NL Industries Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as NL Industries . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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When determining whether NL Industries is a strong investment it is important to analyze NL Industries' competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact NL Industries' future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding NL Industries Stock, refer to the following important reports:
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Is NL Industries' industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of NL Industries. If investors know NL Industries will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about NL Industries listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
1.382
Dividend Share
0.28
Earnings Share
(0.05)
Revenue Per Share
3.303
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.08
The market value of NL Industries is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of NL Industries that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of NL Industries' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is NL Industries' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because NL Industries' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect NL Industries' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between NL Industries' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if NL Industries is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, NL Industries' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.