4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: LSB Industries
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, geothermal and water source heat pump specialist LSB Industries (NYS: LXU) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at LSB's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
LSB facts
Headquarters (founded) | Oklahoma City (1968) |
Market Cap | $592.4 million |
Industry | Diversified chemicals |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $818.0 million |
Management | Founder/Chairman/CEO Jack Golsen |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 21% |
Cash/Debt | $123.4 million / $80.0 million |
Competitors | Agrium |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 585 members who have rated LSB believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bulls, All-Star TMFDeej, tapped the stock's recent plunge as a solid bargain opportunity:
While the explosion in the company's nitrogen plant will no doubt prove costly in the short run, [LSB] is well insured and should be able to rebuild the plant for its $1 million deductable. I believe that [LSB] even has loss of business coverage.
Long term the company should be fine. I see the [hacking] of $150 million off of its market cap as an overreaction.
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