Additionally, the 36-month beta value for LXFR is 0.83. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for LXFR is 26.32M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.78% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LXFR on April 19, 2024 was 195.81K shares.
LXFR) stock’s latest price update
Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE: LXFR)’s stock price has dropped by -6.10 in relation to previous closing price of 10.00. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -9.19% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-18 that Stocks like Hubbell Incorporated (HUBB), A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS), AZZ Inc. (AZZ), Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT) and Luxfer Holdings PLC (LXFR) are likely to benefit from the jump in industrial production.
LXFR’s Market Performance
Luxfer Holdings PLC (LXFR) has experienced a -9.19% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -12.00% drop in the past month, and a 16.36% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.39%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.23% for LXFR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -9.31% for LXFR’s stock, with a -8.78% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LXFR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LXFR stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for LXFR by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LXFR in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $27 based on the research report published on February 23, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
ROTH Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LXFR reach a price target of $18.50. The rating they have provided for LXFR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 03rd, 2020.
B. Riley FBR gave a rating of “Buy” to LXFR, setting the target price at $25 in the report published on November 20th of the previous year.
LXFR Trading at -1.87% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LXFR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -43.37% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.39%, as shares sank -12.73% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +22.27% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LXFR fell by -9.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -33.87% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.29. In addition, Luxfer Holdings PLC saw 5.03% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LXFR starting from Webster Stephen, who purchase 1,200 shares at the price of $8.46 back on Nov 17 ’23. After this action, Webster Stephen now owns 18,025 shares of Luxfer Holdings PLC, valued at $10,152 using the latest closing price.
Butcher Andrew, the Chief Executive Officer of Luxfer Holdings PLC, purchase 5,800 shares at $8.62 during a trade that took place back on Nov 02 ’23, which means that Butcher Andrew is holding 124,534 shares at $49,967 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LXFR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.19 for the gross margin
The net margin for Luxfer Holdings PLC stands at -0.0. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value -1.24, with -0.67 for asset returns.
Based on Luxfer Holdings PLC (LXFR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.3 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.29. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.43. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.7.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 28.4 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.15. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.84. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.64for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.09. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.60.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Luxfer Holdings PLC (LXFR) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
