NewMarket Co. (NYSE:NEU – Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 25th, Zacks reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 14th will be paid a dividend of 2.50 per share by the specialty chemicals company on Monday, July 1st. This represents a $10.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 14th.
NewMarket has increased its dividend by an average of 5.2% per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 2 years.
NewMarket Stock Performance
Shares of NEU stock traded down $4.18 on Friday, reaching $529.41. The stock had a trading volume of 65,326 shares, compared to its average volume of 39,737. The company has a quick ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 2.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $612.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $561.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.73 and a beta of 0.45. NewMarket has a 12 month low of $371.69 and a 12 month high of $650.00.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of NewMarket from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 4th.
NewMarket Company Profile
NewMarket Corporation, through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the manufacture and sale of petroleum additives. The company offers lubricant additives for use in various vehicle and industrial applications, including engine oils, transmission fluids, off-road powertrain and hydraulic systems, gear oils, hydraulic oils, turbine oils, and other applications where metal-to-metal moving parts are utilized; engine oil additives designed for passenger cars, motorcycles, on and off-road heavy duty commercial equipment, locomotives, and engines in ocean-going vessels; driveline additives designed for products, such as transmission fluids, axle fluids, and off-road powertrain fluids; and industrial additives designed for products for industrial applications consisting of hydraulic fluids, grease, industrial gear fluids, and industrial specialty applications, such as turbine oils.
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