ADVANSIX INC (ASIX)
Materials · Commodity Chemicals · NYSE
A U.S.-based, vertically integrated chemistry company and the world's largest single-site producer of caprolactam and ammonium sulfate fertilizers.
What ADVANSIX INC does
AdvanSix is a vertically integrated chemistry company that manufactures essential materials primarily for U.S.-based industrial and agricultural end markets. The company operates five U.S. manufacturing facilities, producing nylon solutions, ammonium sulfate fertilizers, and a variety of chemical intermediates like acetone and phenol. It is the world’s largest single-site producer of both caprolactam and ammonium sulfate.
Recent developments
In 2Q 2026, the company reported 3% year-over-year sales growth driven by favorable pricing, though net income declined due to lower sales volumes in Plant Nutrients and challenging agricultural fundamentals. The company is currently focused on optimizing nylon production, prioritizing capital expenditures in the $75M-$95M range for 2026, and leveraging non-manpower fixed cost savings programs to improve through-cycle profitability.
From ADVANSIX INC's filing of 2026-08-07.
Themes: nylon solutions, plant nutrients / fertilizers, chemical intermediates, vertical integration, domestic supply chain, industrial manufacturing
Fundamentals
- Price$16.70 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$451M as of 2026-07-31 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-18.9% 2025-10-08 close $20.58 → 2026-10-08 close $16.70
- P/E44.58 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+8.3% FY2021, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+11.6% FY2020, SEC XBRL
- ROE+6.0% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.34 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.6% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+3.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.90 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-07 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +3.9%; pays a dividend.
How ASIX compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 91 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 125 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginbottom 25% 92 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 144 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 127 covered Materials peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 95 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 122 covered Materials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Materials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, ASIX's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 35%, free-cash-flow payout 268%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout35% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout268% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How ADVANSIX INC looks technically
ADVANSIX INC (ASIX) is trading 14.7% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 32 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 7 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 11 trading days ago. It is 37.5% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 14.7% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -14.7% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $17.01 | $17.01 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $19.58 | $19.58 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 15.37. It is the only labelling that fits, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 32 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 32 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 16.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 51.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($15.37 to $16.94) — its "stochastic" reading is 85 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 84.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 7 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 7 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $26.73 | $26.73 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 37.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -37.5% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 18.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +18.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 37.5% below its highest point of the past year | 37.5% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $57.10 (set on 2022-03-18) | $57.10 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($14.30 to $26.17), and it has given back well over two thirds of its rise from last year’s low — 80% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $18.45 to $18.83. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 79.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 70.8% below its all-time high | -70.8% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.9% below a resistance level at $17.02 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-02-27, most recently on 2026-09-23. Since 2024-10-08 it has 3 such levels below the current price and 13 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.9% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $8.06 (set on 2020-03-30) | $8.06 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 107.2% above its all-time low | +107.2% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 2nd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.5422 between its high and its low — about 3.3% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.5422 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $15.64 and $17.03 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $15.64 – $16.34 – $17.03 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.3% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.3% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 5.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (14.7% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 5.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.00× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bullish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 7 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | 0.0% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 18.6% below the previous close 43 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 20.14 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -18.6% |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 2.3 percentage points (the stock lost 1.3% while the market gained 1.0%) | -2.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 22.3 percentage points (the stock lost 18.5% while the market gained 3.8%) | -22.3% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 49.6 percentage points (the stock lost 32.2% while the market gained 17.5%) | -49.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 33.8 percentage points (the stock lost 18.9% while the market gained 15.0%) | -33.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought), trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 3.8% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 7.5% of the share price. | -3.8% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 15% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $19.66 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -15.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-07 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $16.53 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 44 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.0% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ASIX last closed at $16.70 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 3 prices below its last close and 13 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $17.02 | Resistance | 1.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-02-27 to 2026-09-23 |
| $16.11 | Support | 3.5% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-01-20 to 2026-09-15 |
| $17.89 | Resistance | 7.1% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-11 to 2026-09-03 |
| $15.48 | Support | 7.3% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-02-02 to 2026-09-29 |
| $14.79 | Support | 11.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-11-07 to 2026-08-07 |
| $18.92 | Resistance | 13.3% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-09-25 to 2026-06-22 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $15.37.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 3 trading days, since 2026-10-06.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$20.00 range $18.00 – $22.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-05. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for ASIX
- Consensus EPS estimate-$0.045 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-05
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 from -$0.045, on 2026-09-01, 34-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Sensitivity to commodity price fluctuations and cyclical industry demand in nylon and chemical intermediates.","Dependence on the agricultural cycle and farmer profitability impacting fertilizer sales.","Operational risks including potential for production downtime, supply chain disruptions, and environmental / safety hazards inherent in chemical manufacturing."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ASIX's 10-Q filed 2026-08-07 against the prior one filed 2026-05-08.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- In the forward-looking statements paragraph, the newer filing (filed 2026-08-07) refers to "Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")", while the older filing (filed 2026-05-08) refers to "Section 21E of the Exchange Act".
- In the forward-looking statements paragraph, the newer filing (filed 2026-08-07) describes geopolitical conflicts as "the conflicts in the Middle East", while the older filing (filed 2026-05-08) describes them as "the conflicts in Israel, Gaza and Iran".
- In the Business Overview section, the last sentence of the Caprolactam subsection in the older filing (filed 2026-05-08) includes the phrase "as of March 31, 2026" after "one of the world's largest single-site producers of caprolactam"; the newer filing (filed 2026-08-07) text is truncated at "one of the world's largest single-site producers of caprol" so whether that phrase was retained or changed in the newer filing cannot be determined from the provided text.
- Notes:
- The newer filing text for the MD&A section is truncated at "...one of the world's largest single-site producers of caprol", so changes after that point cannot be assessed.
- The compared portions appear to include page number differences (newer page 17, older page 16) in the Business Overview area, which is a formatting artifact and not treated as a substantive textual change.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-08-07) includes a new exhibit 10.1: Offer of Employment Letter between AdvanSix Inc. and Patrick C. Day, dated April 13, 2026.
- Newer filing (2026-08-07) discloses a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan for Rachael Ryan, VP, Controller and CAO, entered June 9, 2026, for sale of 3,880 shares, expiring December 31, 2027.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-05-08) included Rule 10b5-1 trading plan disclosures for Achilles B. Kintiroglou and Erin N. Kane, both entered March 13, 2026, which do not appear in the newer filing.
- Reworded:
- Quarterly period references changed: newer filing (2026-08-07) covers quarter ended June 30, 2026; older filing (2026-05-08) covers quarter ended March 31, 2026.
- Share repurchase table for the quarter changed: newer filing (2026-08-07) shows total 5,591 shares purchased at average price $21.69 (June 2026, tax withholding); older filing (2026-05-08) shows total 72,500 shares purchased at average price $17.60 (March 2026, tax withholding).
- Subsequent-period disclosure changed: newer filing (2026-08-07) states no additional shares repurchased July 1, 2026 through July 31, 2026; older filing (2026-05-08) stated no additional shares repurchased April 1, 2026 through May 1, 2026.
- Notes:
- Both filings' Risk Factors sections state no material changes to risk factors from the 2025 Form 10-K; the risk factor text itself is incorporated by reference and not reproduced in these sections.
- The section texts included in the prompt contain additional Items (Item 2, Item 5, Item 6) beyond the Risk Factors section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for ASIX — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding ASIX as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 4,137,533
- Reported value $82,254,151
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 4 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
ASIX had 513,398 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ASIX had 1.90% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 2.02 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 513,398
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.90%
- Prior settlement (shares) 607,558
- Reported change -15.5%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.02
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- BASF (BAS)
- Nutrien (NTR)
- CF Industries (CF)
- Celanese (CE)
- Dominion Resources (legacy-related context)
- Various domestic and global commodity chemical producers
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Frequently asked questions
What does ADVANSIX INC (ASIX) do?
AdvanSix is a vertically integrated chemistry company that manufactures essential materials primarily for U.S.-based industrial and agricultural end markets. The company operates five U.S. manufacturing facilities, producing nylon solutions, ammonium sulfate fertilizers, and a variety of chemical intermediates like acetone and phenol. It is the world’s largest single-site producer of both caprolactam and ammonium sulfate.
What sector is ADVANSIX INC (ASIX) in?
ADVANSIX INC (ASIX) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is Commodity Chemicals. It trades on NYSE.
Does ASIX pay a dividend?
Yes — ADVANSIX INC (ASIX) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 3.95% (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are ADVANSIX INC's (ASIX) competitors?
Notable peers of ADVANSIX INC (ASIX) include BASF, Nutrien, CF Industries, Celanese and Dominion Resources (legacy-related context). This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is ADVANSIX INC (ASIX) overbought or oversold right now?
ADVANSIX INC (ASIX) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ASIX come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.