NewMarket Corp (NEU) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Sell if holding. Momentum 4.2/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $678.96 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Weak overall score: 4.8/10; Weak growth.
NewMarket is a specialty chemicals holding company whose Afton Chemical subsidiary manufactures lubricant and fuel additives worldwide; AMPAC and Calca produce solid rocket motor specialty materials and hydrazine for aerospace/defense. International sales were 61% of... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 4.2/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $678.96 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Weak overall score: 4.8/10; Weak growth. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 65. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 97d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomersignificant customers in lubricant and fuel industries10-K Item 1A: 'We rely on a small number of significant customers concentrated in the lubricant and fuel industries. The loss of sales to any of these customers could significantly reduce our revenues'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-26Item 5.02LOWBruce R. Hazelgrove III elected to NewMarket Board effective February 26, 2026. He serves as EVP and Chief Administrative Officer; no additional director compensation.SEC filing →
- 2026-02-18Item 5.02LOWSusan M. Ridlehoover appointed as Principal Accounting Officer of NewMarket effective February 18, 2026. Base salary $235,000. Previously Controller since January 2026. No predecessor departure cited.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -4.5% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 4.2/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $678.96 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Weak overall score: 4.8/10; Weak growth. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 65. Prior stop was $636.16. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $689.72 (+0.8% upside). Prior stop was $636.16. Stop-loss: $636.16.
Weak overall score: 4.8/10; Weak growth; Below 200-day MA.
NewMarket Corp trades at a P/E of 15.3 (forward 25.9). TrendMatrix value score: 5.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
8 analysts cover NEU with a consensus score of 2.3/5.
What does NewMarket Corp do?NewMarket is a specialty chemicals holding company whose Afton Chemical subsidiary manufactures lubricant and fuel...
NewMarket is a specialty chemicals holding company whose Afton Chemical subsidiary manufactures lubricant and fuel additives worldwide; AMPAC and Calca produce solid rocket motor specialty materials and hydrazine for aerospace/defense. International sales were 61% of consolidated net sales in 2025.