How to buy Lydall stock (LDL)

Lydall is a specialty industrial machinery business based in the US. Lydall shares (LDL) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $62.09 – the same closing value as a week prior. Lydall employs 3,500 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $866.2 million.

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Lydall stock price (NYSE: LDL)

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Lydall shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2021-11-28.

Latest market close	$62.09
52-week range	$0.00 - $0.00
50-day moving average more info button	$61.97
200-day moving average more info button	$49.53
Wall St. target price	$62.10
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$-0.03

Is it a good time to buy Lydall stock?

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Lydall price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $62.09 from 2021-10-04

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5 years (2019-10-29)	150.87%

Is Lydall stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Lydall stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Lydall's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Lydall's PEG ratio

Lydall's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.15. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Lydall's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Lydall's EBITDA

Lydall's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $92.1 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Lydall's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Lydall financials

Revenue TTM	$866.2 million
Operating margin TTM	4.43%
Gross profit TTM	$145.1 million
Return on assets TTM	3.14%
Return on equity TTM	-0.22%
Profit margin	-0.07%
Book value	$15.26
Market Capitalization more info button	$1.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Lydall share dividends

We're not expecting Lydall to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Lydall's shares ever split?

Lydall's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 21 June 1995 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Lydall shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Lydall shares which in turn could have impacted Lydall's share price.

Lydall share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Lydall's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0 up to $0. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Lydall's is 3.095. This would suggest that Lydall's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Lydall overview

Lydall, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets specialty engineered filtration media, industrial thermal insulating solutions, and automotive thermal and acoustical barriers for filtration/separation and thermal/acoustical applications worldwide. It operates through Performance Materials, Technical Nonwovens, and Thermal Acoustical Solutions segments. The Performance Materials segment offers filtration media solutions for air, fluid power, life science and industrial applications, gasket and sealing solutions, thermal insulation, energy storage, and other engineered products. This segment also nonwoven veils, papers, and advanced composite solutions comprising thermal insulation papers and insulation media for high temperature technology applications; and life sciences filtration products for biopharmaceutical diagnostic and analytical testing, potable water filtration, and high purity process filtration in food, beverage, and medical applications. The Technical Nonwovens segment offers nonwoven rolled-good felt media and filter bags used primarily in industrial air and liquid filtration applications. The Thermal Acoustical Solutions segment offers engineered products for transportation sector to thermally shield sensitive components from high heat, improve exhaust gas treatment, and lower harmful emissions, as well as assist in the reduction of noise, vibration, and harshness.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Lydall is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 4.703% of Lydall shares are held by insiders and 98.973% by institutions. How many people work for Lydall?
Latest data suggests 3,500 work at Lydall. When does the fiscal year end for Lydall?
Lydall's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Lydall based?
Lydall's address is: One Colonial Road, Manchester, CT, United States, 06042-2307 What is Lydall's ISIN number?
Lydall's international securities identification number is: US5508191062 What is Lydall's CUSIP number?
Lydall's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 550819106