NL Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NL – Get Free Report) announced a None dividend on Wednesday, August 7th, investing.com reports. Investors of record on Monday, August 19th will be paid a dividend of 0.43 per share by the basic materials company on Thursday, August 29th. This represents a yield of 9.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 19th.
NL Industries has increased its dividend by an average of 20.5% annually over the last three years. NL Industries has a dividend payout ratio of 37.6% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings.
NL Industries Stock Up 4.0 %
NL Industries stock traded up $0.27 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $7.02. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 44,459 shares, compared to its average volume of 35,039. The company has a market capitalization of $342.81 million, a PE ratio of 29.25 and a beta of 0.55. NL Industries has a 12 month low of $4.46 and a 12 month high of $8.93. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $6.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.65.
NL Industries Company Profile
NL Industries, Inc, through its subsidiary, CompX International Inc, operates in the component products industry in Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells mechanical and electronic cabinet locks and other locking mechanisms, including disc tumbler locks; pin tumbler locking mechanisms under KeSet, System 64, TuBar, and Turbine brands; and electronic locks under CompX eLock and StealthLock brands for use in various applications, such as mailboxes, ignition systems, file cabinets, desk drawers, tool storage cabinets, high security medical cabinetry, integrated inventory and access control secured narcotics boxes, electronic circuit panels, storage compartments, gas station security, vending and cash containment machines.
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