Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE: LXFR)’s stock price has dropped by -7.01 in relation to previous closing price of 13.83. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -11.37% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-26 that Luxfer Holdings PLC (LXFR) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Is It Worth Investing in Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE: LXFR) Right Now?
Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE: LXFR) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 18.74x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.90. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LXFR is 26.19M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.45% of that float. On February 27, 2025, the average trading volume of LXFR was 121.26K shares.
LXFR’s Market Performance
LXFR stock saw a decrease of -11.37% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -8.21% and a quarterly a decrease of -8.01%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.48%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.49% for Luxfer Holdings PLC (LXFR). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -9.00% for LXFR’s stock, with a 1.22% 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 -5.85% 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 -17.77% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.49%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.48%, as shares sank -7.81% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.27% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LXFR fell by -11.37%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +11.92% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $14.13. In addition, Luxfer Holdings PLC saw -1.76% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LXFR starting from LAWDAY MARK JAMES, who sale 336 shares at the price of $15.04 back on Nov 06 ’24. After this action, LAWDAY MARK JAMES now owns 3,074 shares of Luxfer Holdings PLC, valued at $5,053 using the latest closing price.
Wardlow Graham, the of Luxfer Holdings PLC, sale 6,500 shares at $10.83 during a trade that took place back on Aug 29 ’24, which means that Wardlow Graham is holding 29,008 shares at $70,395 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LXFR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for Luxfer Holdings PLC stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 8.47, with 4.85 for asset returns.
Based on Luxfer Holdings PLC (LXFR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.21 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.7. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.27. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.63.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 30.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.49. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.04. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.06for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.01. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.88.
Conclusion
To sum up, Luxfer Holdings PLC (LXFR) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others 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.
