NASDAQ:IOSP Innospec (IOSP) Stock Price, News & Analysis $85.19 -0.64 (-0.75%) Closing price 04/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$85.18 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 04/7/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Innospec Stock (NASDAQ:IOSP) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Innospec alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$80.32▼$87.9850-Day Range$85.19▼$115.6152-Week Range$80.32▼$133.71Volume323,875 shsAverage Volume142,145 shsMarket Capitalization$2.14 billionP/E Ratio59.99Dividend Yield1.85%Price TargetN/AConsensus RatingN/A Company OverviewInnospec Inc. develops, manufactures, blends, markets, and supplies specialty chemicals in the United States, rest of North America, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company's Fuel Specialties segment offers a range of specialty chemical products that are used as additives in additives in diesel, jet, marine, fuel oil and other fuels. This segment's products are used in the operation of commercial trucking, marine and aviation engines, power station generators, heating oil, and other industrial machinery applications. Its Performance Chemicals segment provides technology-based solutions for its customers' processes or products that focuses on the personal care, home care, agrochemical, construction, mining, and other industrial markets. The company's Oilfield Services segment develops and markets chemical solutions for drilling, completion, fracturing, stimulation, and completion operations; and products for oil and gas production. It sells its products primarily to oil and gas exploration and production companies, oil refineries, fuel manufacturers and users, personal care and home care companies, formulators of agrochemical, and other chemical and industrial companies. The company was formerly known as Octel Corp. and changed its name to Innospec Inc. in January 2006. Innospec Inc. was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.Read More… Remove Ads Innospec Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks44th Percentile Overall ScoreIOSP MarketRank™: Innospec scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 127th out of 186 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's OpinionN/AAnalyst RatingN/A Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Innospec. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth12.62% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Innospec are expected to grow by 12.62% in the coming year, from $6.18 to $6.96 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Innospec is 59.99, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 20.61.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Innospec is 59.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 71.03.Price to Book Value per Share RatioInnospec has a P/B Ratio of 1.75. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Innospec's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.87% of the float of Innospec has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverInnospec has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Innospec has recently increased by 52.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldInnospec pays a meaningful dividend of 1.79%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthInnospec does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Innospec is 111.27%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Innospec will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.70% next year. This indicates that Innospec will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Innospec's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted1.87% of the float of Innospec has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverInnospec has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Innospec has recently increased by 52.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.0 / 5News Sentiment0.57 News SentimentInnospec has a news sentiment score of 0.57. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Innospec this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Innospec insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $794,853.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.52% of the stock of Innospec is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.64% of the stock of Innospec is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Innospec's insider trading history. Receive IOSP Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Innospec and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address IOSP Stock News HeadlinesInnospec (NASDAQ:IOSP) Cut to "Hold" at StockNews.comApril 5 at 1:45 AM | americanbankingnews.comInnospec Schedules First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference CallApril 3, 2025 | gurufocus.comElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsMusk confirmed that SpaceX's Starship will carry Optimus to Mars in 2026 as part of an autonomous mission to help build human colonies on the Red Planet. And here on Earth? Optimus is about to change everything.April 8, 2025 | InvestorPlace (Ad)Innospec Schedules First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference CallApril 3, 2025 | gurufocus.comInnospec Schedules First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference CallApril 3, 2025 | globenewswire.comIs Innospec Gaining or Losing Market Support?March 30, 2025 | benzinga.comInnospec Announces New $50 Million Share BuybackMarch 11, 2025 | tipranks.comInnospec Approves New $50M Share Buyback PlanMarch 10, 2025 | marketwatch.comSee More Headlines IOSP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have IOSP shares performed this year? Innospec's stock was trading at $110.06 at the start of the year. Since then, IOSP shares have decreased by 22.6% and is now trading at $85.19. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Innospec's earnings last quarter? Innospec Inc. (NASDAQ:IOSP) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 18th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.05. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $466.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $447.43 million. Innospec had a net margin of 1.93% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.27%. Is Innospec doing a stock buyback? Innospec's Board of Directors authorized a share buyback plan on Monday, March 10th 2025, which permits the company to buy back $50,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued. Who are Innospec's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Innospec include GAMMA Investing LLC (0.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Patrick Williams, Philip John Boon, Ian Cleminson, David B Jones, Milton C Blackmore, Corbin Barnes, Larry Padfield, Leslie J Parrette, Hardy Louis Griffin III and Claudia Poccia. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Innospec? Shares of IOSP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Innospec own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Innospec investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Visa (V) and Home Depot (HD). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/18/2025Today4/08/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/08/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorBasic Materials Industry Chemicals & allied products Sub-IndustrySpecialty Chemicals Current SymbolNASDAQ:IOSP CIK1054905 Webwww.innospecinc.com Phone(303) 792-5554Fax303-792-5668Employees2,100Year Founded1938Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.42 Trailing P/E Ratio59.99 Forward P/E Ratio13.78 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$139.10 million Net Margins1.93% Pretax Margin2.23% Return on Equity12.27% Return on Assets8.54% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio2.58 Quick Ratio1.73 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.85 billion Price / Sales1.16 Cash Flow$6.35 per share Price / Cash Flow13.41 Book Value$48.72 per share Price / Book1.75Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares25,120,000Free Float24,563,000Market Cap$2.14 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.03 Social Links 12 Stocks Corporate Insiders are AbandoningIf a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know? 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