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Luxfer Holdings PLC (LXFR)

Industrials | Specialty Industrial Machinery | Riverside, United States | NYSE
17.17 USD +0.02 (0.117%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 17.17

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:32 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Luxfer is currently mired in a contradiction between its valuation metrics and its operational reality. While the forward P/E of 12 suggests the market expects a massive earnings turnaround, the trailing twelve-month revenue growth is negative at -10.2%, and the payout ratio exceeds 100%, indicating the company is paying out more than it earns. This unsustainable dividend policy, combined with a trailing P/E of 35, creates a precarious situation where the stock price relies entirely on future growth that hasn't materialized yet. The recent price action shows the stock hovering near its 200-day average, failing to capitalize on the recovery seen in the previous year. With only two analysts covering the stock and no clear consensus on a catalyst to fix the revenue decline, the risk of a 'value trap'—where the low forward multiple hides deteriorating fundamentals—is high. The options market reinforces this caution, with significant put buying at lower strikes suggesting investors are bracing for further weakness.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.031884
AutoTheta0.031959
AutoARIMA0.031992
MSTL0.034541

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 0.11
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.318
Excess Kurtosis -0.25
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 31.163
Revenue per Share 13.53
Market Cap 459,325,312
Trailing P/E 35.04
Forward P/E 12.05
Beta 1.12
Profit Margins 2.69%
Website https://www.luxfer.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:32 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at the $15 strike for January 2027, suggesting a fear of a significant drop below current levels. Conversely, there is notable call volume at deep strikes ($5) for October 2026, which appears to be a speculative 'lottery ticket' bet rather than a directional signal given the low probability. The overall options flow indicates a lack of consensus on upside momentum, with traders hedging against downside risks.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.79% 3.66% 4.46% 3.97%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-17 0.130 0.787402
2026-04-17 0.130 1.005414
2026-01-23 0.130 0.854701
2025-10-17 0.130 1.016419
2025-07-18 0.130 1.086048
2025-04-17 0.130 1.319797
2025-01-27 0.130 0.927909
2024-10-18 0.130 0.998464
2024-07-19 0.130 1.082431
2024-04-18 0.130 1.384451
2024-01-18 0.130 1.610905
2023-10-12 0.130 1.301301
2023-07-13 0.130 0.966543
2023-04-13 0.130 0.830671
2023-01-12 0.130 0.853578
2022-10-13 0.130 0.878378
2022-07-14 0.130 0.892857
2022-04-13 0.130 0.767414
2022-01-13 0.125 0.680087
2021-10-14 0.125 0.594389
2021-07-15 0.125 0.577634
2021-04-15 0.125 0.595238
2021-01-14 0.125 0.706215
2020-10-15 0.125 0.955657
2020-07-16 0.125 0.925241
2020-04-16 0.125 0.934929
2020-01-16 0.125 0.701853
2019-10-17 0.125 0.767813
2019-07-18 0.125 0.588512
2019-04-11 0.125 0.501807
2019-01-17 0.125 0.657549
2018-10-18 0.125 0.551389
2018-07-12 0.125 0.677140
2018-04-12 0.125 0.933532
2018-01-18 0.125 0.831670
2017-10-13 0.125 1.008878
2017-07-13 0.125 0.972763
2017-04-11 0.125 1.097454
2017-01-18 0.125 1.121076
2016-10-19 0.125 1.300728
2016-10-12 0.125 1.253761
2016-07-13 0.125 1.041667
2016-04-13 0.125 1.106195
2016-01-13 0.125 1.247505
2015-10-14 0.100 0.902527
2015-07-15 0.100 0.788022
2015-04-15 0.100 0.766871
2015-01-21 0.100 0.725163
2014-10-15 0.100 0.677966
2014-07-16 0.100 0.517331
2014-04-15 0.100 0.501505
2014-01-22 0.100 0.468165
2013-10-16 0.100 0.556793
2013-07-17 0.100 0.597372
2013-04-17 0.100 0.634921
2013-01-23 0.100 0.769231
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.52
dividendYield 3.03
exDividendDate 2026-07-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.52
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.030320698
lastDividendValue 0.13
lastDividendDate 2026-07-17
dividendDate 2026-08-05

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.29977286
Address1 3,016 Kansas Avenue
All Time High 28.06
All Time Low 7.55
Ask 17.16
Ask Size 4,300
Audit Risk 4
Average Daily Volume10 Day 361,690
Average Daily Volume3 Month 275,760
Average Volume 275,760
Average Volume10Days 361,690
Beta 1.12
Bid 17.14
Bid Size 4,700
Board Risk 2
Book Value 8.322
City Riverside
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 17.17
Current Ratio 2.334
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 17.18
Day Low 17.15
Debt To Equity 31.163
Display Name Luxfer
Dividend Date 1,785,888,000
Dividend Rate 0.52
Dividend Yield 3.03
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,355,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,355,200
Earnings Growth 0.846
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.846
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,268,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,131,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,131,200
Ebitda 45,600,000
Ebitda Margins 0.12635
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.346
Enterprise To Revenue 1.434
Enterprise Value 517,356,160
Eps Current Year 1.02
Eps Forward 1.425
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.49
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,784,246,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 17.3004
Fifty Day Average Change -0.1303997
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.007537381
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 29.977285
Fifty Two Week High 19.45
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.2800007
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11722368
Fifty Two Week Low 11.26
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.91
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.52486676
Fifty Two Week Range 11.26 - 19.45
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,349,271,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.83
Float Shares 26,219,775
Forward Eps 1.425
Forward P E 12.049123
Free Cashflow 29,437,500
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,350
Fullday Change 0.0200005
Fullday Change Percent 0.116621
Fullday Price 17.17
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.2721
Gross Profits 98,200,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01789
Held Percent Institutions 0.86624
Implied Shares Outstanding 26,751,621
Industry Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Disp Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Key specialty-industrial-machinery
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,784,246,400
Last Dividend Value 0.13
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Luxfer Holdings PLC, together with its subsidiaries, develops and manufactures high-performance materials, components, and high-pressure gas containment devices. The company operates through two segments: Gas Cylinders and Elektron. The Gas Cylinders segment manufactures and markets specialized highly engineered containment solutions using aluminum alloys and carbon composite technologies. It offers carbon composite high-pressure, aerospace and aviation, space-related, aluminum and composite medical gas, and specialty aluminum cylinders used for emergency response, healthcare, alternative fuel transportation, aerospace comprising commercial aviation, defense, and space markets. The Elektron segment focuses on specialty materials based primarily on magnesium and zirconium. This segment offers advanced lightweight magnesium alloys; magnesium powders for use in countermeasure flares, defense applications, infrared decoys, and heater meals; and zirconium-based chemicals and oxides used as catalysts converters, industrial catalysis, advanced ceramics, specialty glass, fuel cell components, pharmaceuticals, and other performance-critical applications. The company operates in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Germany, rest of Europe, the Asia Pacific, and the rest of the world. Luxfer Holdings PLC was founded in 1898 and is based in Riverside, California.
Long Name Luxfer Holdings PLC
Market us_market
Market Cap 459,325,312
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_137758
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,604,800
Net Income To Common 15,100,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 458,790,300
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 17.15
Operating Cashflow 33,400,000
Operating Margins 0.09718
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 1.0612
Peg Ratio 2.01
Phone 414-269-2419
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 17.17
Post Market Time 1,787,951,100
Previous Close 17.15
Price Eps Current Year 16.833334
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.0632062
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.2727219
Profit Margins 0.02688
Quick Ratio 0.96
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0200005
Regular Market Change Percent 0.116621
Regular Market Day High 17.18
Regular Market Day Low 17.15
Regular Market Day Range 17.15 - 17.18
Regular Market Open 17.15
Regular Market Previous Close 17.15
Regular Market Price 17.17
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 591,435
Return On Assets 0.05725
Return On Equity 0.0656
Revenue Growth -0.102
Revenue Per Share 13.53
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 26,751,621
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0126
Shares Short 335,894
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 433,283
Short Name Luxfer Holdings PLC
Short Percent Of Float 0.0146
Short Ratio 0.87
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol LXFR
Target High Price 20.5
Target Low Price 17.0
Target Mean Price 18.75
Target Median Price 18.75
Total Cash 11,500,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.43
Total Debt 69,400,000
Total Revenue 360,900,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.52
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.030320698
Trailing Eps 0.49
Trailing P E 35.040817
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.0082
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 14.9364
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.2335997
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.1495407
Type Disp Equity
Volume 591,435
Website https://www.luxfer.com
Zip 92,507