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NewMarketANYSE / Materials
Last Price
At close
2026-07-17
Current thesis
The core bull case is that petroleum additives margins remain resilient even with lower volumes, late-quarter shipment trends improve, and price actions plus production rebalancing protect profitability. Capital returns remain meaningful, and Calca adds incremental Specialty Materials revenue support.
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -0.0.
What can break
Margin defense relies on successful price pass-through against raw-material, utility, and logistics inflation. [#SEC-8K-2026-04-22]
Momentum
74
Value
60
Sentiment
50
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $760.00 · Bull $850.00 · Bear $690.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-17
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-17 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-06-25 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-17
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-17
Supporting evidence
What
Grade A · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Why
Momentum74 · Δ7d +2.1
Value60 · Δ7d -0.0
Sentiment50 · Δ7d -5.4
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
74
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+2.1
Δ21d
+2.3
Value
60
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.0
Δ21d
+0.2
Sentiment
50
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-5.4
Δ21d
+2.9
Why this grade
Composite grade A. Momentum 74.2 / Value 59.6 / Sentiment 50.4
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-17
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$7.08B
Beta
0.49
Shares Out
9.2M
P/E (TTM)
14.9
P/S (TTM)
2.41
P/FCF (TTM)
14.91
Rev YoY
-4.5%
EPS YoY
-4.9%
Gross Margin
+31.3%
Op Margin
+20.6%
Net Debt
$902.17M
Current Ratio
2.55
As of 2026-07-17 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology