- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
LXU
NYSE
Week ended 24 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Lsb Industries Inc · Basic Materials · Chemicals
Latest close
12.24 USD
7.5%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 50.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.5%, after a 12.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 52/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 49/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 4d.
Setup score
51
out of 100
Latest Close
12.24 USD
24 Jul 2026
1W Return
7.5%
latest completed week
4W Return
12.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-17.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
90.4%
47 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.9x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
7.5%
Latest completed week; four-week move 12.7%.
Indicator stack
50/31
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Options pressure
Volatility
52/100 conviction; expected move 20.4%.
News sentiment
49/100
25 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
4d
Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 50.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.5%, after a 12.7% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan
6 Feb
13 Feb
20 Feb
27 Feb
6 Mar
13 Mar
20 Mar
27 Mar
3 Apr
10 Apr
17 Apr
24 Apr
1 May
8 May
15 May
22 May
29 May
5 Jun
12 Jun
19 Jun
26 Jun
3 Jul
10 Jul
17 Jul
24 Jul
Up week
Down week
Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.2812-week average 0.65
12-week confirmation
Trend active7/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership7/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.28Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 12.7% over four weeks, -17.1% over 12 weeks, and 43.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year47
Trend breadth90.4%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.06Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-3.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership7.26Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change362.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 94%
Model confidence 90%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength95/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Value85/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Quality77/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Momentum81/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Growth79/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework45/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 19.2x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 18.4% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 19.6% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 12.7% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 38.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 7.1% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 21.5% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 51.8% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 8/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.3% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.3% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.9x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Options positioningVolatility
LXU shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.07, expected move of 20.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction52/100
Expected move20.4%
Put/call volume0.07
Insider activity6 / 2
6 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.News sentiment49/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.
5 positive · 13 neutral · 7 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move20.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-28.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.9%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
30 Jan
27 Feb
27 Mar
24 Apr
22 May
19 Jun
24 Jul
Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.1%Week of 6 Mar.
Worst week-10.1%Week of 22 May.
Latest week+7.5%Week of 24 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses7
Recent vol4.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.9% / -4.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorUS Basic Materials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-3.2%
Trend breadth28.0%
Trend28.0%active weekly trend signals
MD26.0%positive activity pressure
RS37.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Chemicals
4-week rank2 / 18
Group average-0.3%
Trend breadth22.2%
Trend22.2%active weekly trend signals
MD11.1%positive activity pressure
RS38.9%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape50/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 50/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis44/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 7/12, activity pressure 3/12, relative leadership 7/12.
Activity pressure 0.28; No reversal markers Factors84/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 38; Small Cap Core rank 28 SVQF45/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 561.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options35/100LXU shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.07, expected move of 20.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 20.4% Sentiment49/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.
LSB Industries Inc (LXU) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Record Adjusted EBITDA and ... Insiders6 / 26 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 12.24 USD | 7.5% | 12.17 USD | 9.08 USD | -1.06 | 7.26 | 3.9M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 11.39 USD | 4.4% | 12.04 USD | 9.07 USD | -1.16 | -0.39 | 3.3M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 10.91 USD | 2.5% | 11.95 USD | 9.07 USD | -1.17 | -5.87 | 3.0M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 10.64 USD | -2.0% | 11.89 USD | 9.06 USD | -1.13 | -6.87 | 3.0M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 10.86 USD | -4.6% | 11.83 USD | 9.06 USD | -1.03 | -2.76 | 5.5M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 11.38 USD | -6.8% | 11.76 USD | 9.06 USD | -0.97 | -0.28 | 3.0M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 12.21 USD | -2.6% | 11.67 USD | 9.05 USD | -0.82 | 8.10 | 3.7M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 12.53 USD | -0.1% | 11.59 USD | 9.03 USD | -0.55 | 11.91 | 5.4M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 12.54 USD | -3.8% | 11.46 USD | 9.02 USD | -0.28 | 9.76 | 4.0M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 13.04 USD | -10.1% | 11.32 USD | 9.00 USD | 0.09 | 16.33 | 4.1M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 14.50 USD | 4.2% | 11.20 USD | 8.98 USD | 0.36 | 31.27 | 4.5M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 13.91 USD | -5.8% | 11.00 USD | 8.95 USD | 0.51 | 27.41 | 6.7M | On |
| 1 May 2026 | 14.77 USD | 2.6% | 10.82 USD | 8.91 USD | 0.71 | 39.64 | 7.8M | On |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 14.39 USD | 5.7% | 10.62 USD | 8.88 USD | 0.95 | 38.92 | 5.2M | On |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.