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LXU · Lsb Industries, Inc.

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$10.69 +0.31 (+2.99%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$747.33M
Shares
72.00M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$10.69 Open$10.56 Day$10.54–11.14 52W close$7.76–16.88 Avg vol 30d846K Short int3.0M · 4.2% float · 3.5d Short vol24% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataOct 2021–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 30

Raw chart and full-history price indicators begin at the captured split on Oct 12, 2021; bars on opposite sides are not compared.

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 15, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 8 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 30, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −6%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −2%
      below
      RSI (14) 52
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 32%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return −12%
      trailing
      6-month return −8%
      trailing
      YTD return +26%
      this year
      Relative strength −19%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $11 › 200d $11 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +5% holders QoQ · +50 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      4.16% of float · ▼ -6.7% MoM · 3.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      200 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 44
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +18%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 17%
      expanding
      EPS growth +226%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $18.1M
      Buyback $106.6M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $421.5M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 54%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −43%
      past year
      ATR 4.6%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Dec 31, 2025
      Effective tax rate · 2026 full year 25%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2024
      Natural gas costs · second quarter $2
      Expenses related to turnaround prep work · second quarter $2M – $3M
      Capital allocated to buy back debt and stock · this year $125M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 5 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −6% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −2% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      52 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      32% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $11 › 200d $11 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +5% holders QoQ · +50 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      4.16% of float · ▼ -6.7% MoM · 3.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      200 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $8 Now $11 · 32% Range high $17
      vs 200-day avg -6% vs 50-day avg -2%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Ammonia, AN, Nitric Acid, UAN netback sales $139.88M Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
      EBITDA non-GAAP $63.22M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Ammonia Production 826,000 2025A (full year 2025)
      Average natural gas cost/MMBtu used in production $3.57 Q4 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Chemicals — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      LXU
      Lsb Industries, Inc.
      this stock
      $747.33M +25.8% +17.8% 20.8 4.2%
      SHECF
      Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      $73.14B +20.5% 0.2%
      DOW
      Dow Inc.
      $23.07B +40.7% -7.0% 4.9%
      NPXYY
      Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation/ADR
      $15.58B +19.1% 0.0%
      CE
      Celanese Corp
      $4.90B +11.1% -7.1% 7.8%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      200
      % held
      70.3%
      Net QoQ
      +453.5K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      167
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      3.0M
      Days to cover
      3.5d
      Change
      -213.5K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      24%
      As of
      Aug 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.1K
      Value
      $13.5K
      As of
      Jul 27, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      35.0%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $615.2M
      Net income (FY)
      $24.6M
      EPS diluted
      $0.34
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $150.0M
      Remaining
      $106.6M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 30, 2026
      This year
      19
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $471.9K
      Shares
      40.0K
      Filed
      Jun 10, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 30, 2026
      View

      Performance

      Raw-price comparisons begin at the captured split on Oct 12, 2021; windows that need an earlier baseline remain unavailable.

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      LXU +8.3% -12.5% -8.0% -1.8% +25.8%
      SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
      vs SPY +10.3% -15.8% -19.2% -3.8% +13.9%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2025
      Authorized
      $150.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $43.40M
      Remaining
      $106.60M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 60714 CUSIP 502160104 13F (30d) 183 filings 182 filers Visit website Investor relations