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NEU Trading Analysis - 10/06/2026 01:33 PM — TRU-SENTIMENT
Options chain · Stock chart · Baseline chart
NEU (NewMarket Corporation) at $923.73. True Sentiment Balanced, delta 40-60 call 0% / put 0%, call $0 vs put $0. RSI 78.4.
- Symbol
- NEU
- Price
- $923.73
- Article bias (separate from True Sentiment)
- bullish
- Conviction
- low
- Published
- 2026-10-06 13:33:00 ET
- Author
- DeltaNeutral staff
TRUE SENTIMENT ANALYSIS (DELTA 40-60 OPTIONS)
True Sentiment Analysis (Delta 40-60 Options)Per NEU_options_20261006_1333.json: call_dollar_volume $0.00, put_dollar_volume $0.00, total $0.00, sentiment "Balanced", true_sentiment_options 0 of 702 analyzed (filter 0%). Neutral
Call vs put conviction: no directional dollar volume captured; pure positioning shows no bias. Divergence: technicals bullish (RSI 78, MACD pos) but options flow flat — suggests caution or waiting by institutions.
Key Statistics: NEU
Fundamental Snapshot
Valuation
| P/E (trailing) | 19.90 |
| EPS (trailing 12 mo) | $46.46 |
| Market cap | $8.49B |
| Shares outstanding | 9.2M |
Dividend
| Dividend yield | 1.30% |
| Annual dividend | $12.00 |
| Ex-dividend date | 2026-09-15 |
Risk & range
| Beta | 0.64 |
| 52-week low | $580.03 |
| 52-week high | $981.66 |
| Historical volatility | 16.8% |
Ownership & trading
| Institutional ownership | 43.9% |
| Average daily volume | 0.1M sh |
Reported figures; no analyst estimates.
📈 Analysis
News Headlines & Context
NewMarket Corporation (NEU) recently traded ex-dividend on 2026-09-15 with a $12.00 annual dividend rate (yield ~1.30%). The specialty chemicals producer has seen stable low-beta price action relative to broader markets.
- NEU declared regular quarterly dividend of $3.00/share, paid to holders of record after Sept 15 ex-date
- Specialty additives demand tied to industrial production showed modest recovery through Q3 2026
- Low historical volatility (16.81%) and beta of 0.64 kept NEU out of broad tech-sector selloffs
- No major earnings catalyst until fiscal year-end Dec 2025 reporting in early 2026 (per fiscalYearEnd field)
- Headlines suggest a defensive, income-oriented name with limited near-term fundamental shocks
Context: The quiet news flow aligns with balanced options sentiment and a technically overbought but trending stock. No external headline contradicts the data-driven neutral-to-bullish tilt below.
Fundamental Analysis
Based strictly on embedded FUNDAMENTALS data for NEU:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 19.90 |
| Trailing EPS | $46.46 |
| Market Cap | $8,494,575,100.00 |
| Shares Outstanding | 9,196,000.00 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.30% |
| Dividend Rate | $12.00 |
| Beta | 0.64 |
| 52-Week High | $981.66 |
| 52-Week Low | $580.03 |
| Institutional % | 43.91% |
| Avg Volume | 123,000.00 |
| Hist. Volatility | 16.81% |
Revenue growth (YoY), gross/operating/net margins, ROE, Debt/Equity, and Free Cash Flow are null in the data — not available for this run. PEG ratio is null; forward P/E and forward EPS are null. Trailing P/E of 19.90 with EPS of $46.46 implies a fairly valued industrial name vs. typical chemicals peer range, but no sector comps provided.
Analyst consensus and target price are null (recommendationKey null, targetMeanPrice null, numberOfAnalystOpinions null). Fundamental strengths: low beta, paid dividend, mid-cap stability. Concerns: low institutional ownership (43.91%) and missing cash-flow/margin data limit conviction.
Fundamentals show a low-volatility, dividend-paying base that diverges slightly from the technically overbought RSI (78.40) but supports the calm options sentiment (Balanced).
Current Market Position
Current price per indicators: $931.80 (calculated 2026-10-06, based on 2026-10-05 close $931.80). Minute bars show 2026-10-06 13:05 last price $923.73, drifting from $926.20 open on 10-05. Recent daily close 2026-10-05: $931.80 vs prior $928.21 (10-02).
Intraday momentum: minute bars 10-05 09:30 open $926.19 → 10-06 13:05 $923.73, low volume (1112 at last bar). Tight range $923.27–$927.77 early, then flat $923.49–$923.80 — neutral micro-trend.
Technical Analysis
Technical Indicators
SMA alignment: 5 > 20 > 50 ($918.01 > $894.63 > $897.05 — note 20<50 slightly, but price above all). No golden/death cross on given sets; price $931.80 above SMA 5/20/50 confirms uptrend. RSI 78.40 = overbought, momentum strong but risk of pullback. MACD histogram +1.92 bullish. Bollinger: price $931.80 above upper $929.88 = expansion beyond band. 30d range $833.43–$942.60; price near top 94th pct.
True Sentiment Analysis (Delta 40-60 Options)
Per NEU_options_20261006_1333.json: call_dollar_volume $0.00, put_dollar_volume $0.00, total $0.00, sentiment "Balanced", true_sentiment_options 0 of 702 analyzed (filter 0%). Neutral
Call vs put conviction: no directional dollar volume captured; pure positioning shows no bias. Divergence: technicals bullish (RSI 78, MACD pos) but options flow flat — suggests caution or waiting by institutions.
Key Price Levels (observational only)
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