After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that ChampionX Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results, Increases Share Repurchase Authorization to $1.5 Billion and Raises Quarterly Dividend by 12%.
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ChampionX Corp. is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Energy sector and is a part of the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry. The current market capitalization of ChampionX Corp. is $5.85B. A total of 1.45 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.54M shares.
Insider Activity
Additionally, investors take into account insider trades when predicting how a stock will perform. During the recent three months, CHX has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 16 BUYs and 27 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 274,059 shares during that period but sold 392,803.
In the most recent transaction, Bryant Deric D. sold 6,540 shares of CHX for 35.02 per share on Oct 03. After the transaction, the insider now owns 298,619 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 02, Bryant Deric D. sold 12,232 shares at 35.24 per share. CHX shares that the insider owns now total 305,159.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Bryant Deric D. disposed of 18,772 shares on Sep 01 at a per-share price of $37.07. This resulted in the insider holding 317,391 shares of CHX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Bryant Deric D. sold 18,771 shares at $35.39 per share on Aug 01. Company shares held by the insider now total 336,163.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. ChampionX Corp. pays an annual dividend of $0.34, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.11%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.46. CHX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4/4/2024 when it declared a $0.0950 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/26/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/26/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1/4/2024. The CHX stock dividend was $0.0850 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for CHX in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $36.70 with high estimates of $40.00 and low estimates of $32.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CHX has a high of $38.37 and a low of $23.66.
As of this writing, CHX has an earnings estimate of $0.41 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 6 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.43 per share and a lower estimate of $0.39. The company reported an EPS of $0.41 in the last quarter, which was -18.00% lower than expectations of $0.5.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. CHX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $251.68M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $834.42M in debt and $802.33M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $8.77, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.75B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CHX is Buy with a score of 4.50.
