Eagle Materials (EXP)
Materials · construction materials · NYSE
Eagle Materials is a producer of essential construction materials, including cement and wallboard, primarily serving the infrastructure and housing markets in the United States.
What Eagle Materials does
Eagle Materials is a leading US-based producer of heavy construction materials, including cement, concrete, and aggregates, alongside wallboard. The company operates a network of cement plants, slag grinding facilities, and limestone quarries primarily serving the U.S. heartland. Their products are essential for public infrastructure projects, as well as private residential and nonresidential construction.
Themes: infrastructure construction, residential housing market, commercial construction, cement manufacturing, building materials
Fundamentals
- Price$207.03 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$6.4B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-8.7% 2025-08-21 close $226.83 → 2026-08-21 close $207.03
- P/E16.12 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+17.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+27.0% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+26.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.18 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+1.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+2.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.34 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-29 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.6%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How EXP compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 94 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 25% 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 141 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 10% 151 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 127 covered Materials peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 10% 95 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 124 covered Materials peers, as of FY2026
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.
Top 10 scores & list membership
EXP is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
46.7 #625 of 987 scored · #31 of 66 in Materials
Profitability 72nd (return on equity 26.9%, operating margin 22.2%) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is growth (29th, revenue growth year over year 1.7%, 3-year revenue CAGR 2.4%).
Short-term score
47.6 #947 of 1,704 scored · #47 of 83 in Materials
Volume and participation 66th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; catalysts 63rd: open-market insider buys in 90 days 57, the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading; weakest is trend 32nd: it is trading 3.0% below its 50-day average, the short-term trend line.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2026)
Covered by reported results. In FY2026, EXP's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 8%, free-cash-flow payout 16%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout8% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout16% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2026 (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 Eagle Materials looks technically
Eagle Materials (EXP) is trading 2.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 17 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish 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 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 4 trading days ago. It is 15.6% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 2.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -2.0% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $213.48 | $213.48 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $211.29 | $211.29 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 16 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 16 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 219.94. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 17 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 17 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) | 16.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 47.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($200.20 to $219.94) — its "stochastic" reading is 35 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. | 34.6 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 6 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $245.37 | $245.37 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 15.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -15.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 20.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +20.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 15.6% below its highest point of the past year | 15.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 4 trading days ago | 4 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 4 trading days ago | 4 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $321.93 (set on 2024-11-25) | $321.93 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($173.07 to $242.26), and it has recovered around half of its fall from last year’s high — 49% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $215.83 to $218.04. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 49.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 35.7% below its all-time high | -35.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $206.22 — a price it turned at six times since 2025-03-07, most recently on 2026-06-08. Since 2024-08-21 it has 3 such levels below the current price and 8 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $13.01 (set on 2008-10-28) | $13.01 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1491.3% above its all-time low | +1,491% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 84% of it) | 16th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $6.73 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 | $6.73 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $199.66 and $221.30 — 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 | $199.66 – $210.48 – $221.30 |
| 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 0.6 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (2.0% 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 | 0.6 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 | 0.95× |
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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 | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a hammer | 8 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 8 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.0% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +1.0% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap up opened on 2026-06-15 has been "filled" 45 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 45 sessions ago |
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 1.3 percentage points (the stock gained 1.0% while the market gained 2.3%) | -1.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 0.9 percentage points (the stock gained 4.0% while the market gained 3.1%) | +0.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 23.1 percentage points (the stock lost 12.0% while the market gained 11.1%) | -23.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 29.2 percentage points (the stock lost 8.7% while the market gained 20.5%) | -29.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 4.6% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 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 thin, spanning 0.2% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -4.6% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 2% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $211.03 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-29 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $209.54 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 18 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.2% |
Price levels it has turned at before
EXP last closed at $207.03 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 3 prices below its last close and 8 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $206.22 | Support | 0.4% below the last close | turned there six times · 2025-03-07 to 2026-06-08 |
| $202.25 | Support | 2.3% below the last close | turned there six times · 2025-04-09 to 2026-07-31 |
| $197.19 | Support | 4.8% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-06-02 to 2026-07-23 |
| $217.51 | Resistance | 5.1% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-08-01 to 2026-08-05 |
| $223.65 | Resistance | 8.0% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-08-21 to 2026-07-28 |
| $227.87 | Resistance | 10.1% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-07-10 to 2025-12-03 |
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 upward 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 above $219.94.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
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 · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud · Near a support level (sitting on a price it has bounced off before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.80 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 9 analysts
- Mean price target$225.89 range $210.00 – $237.00; median $230.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-20. 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 EXP
- Consensus EPS estimate$4.11 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-20
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
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)
["dependence on construction activity and public infrastructure spending","significant energy costs and regulatory requirements for cement manufacturing","cyclical nature of the construction and building materials industry"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of EXP's 10-Q filed 2026-01-29 against the prior one filed 2025-10-30.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- Page number for 'Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations' changed from 27 to 29
- Page number for 'Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk' changed from 44 to 46
- Page number for 'Controls and Procedures' changed from 44 to 46
- Page number for 'Legal Proceedings' changed from 45 to 47
- Notes:
- These are table of contents page number changes only; the underlying content sections were not provided for comparison
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-01-29) includes nine-month financial data for period ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
- Newer filing includes consolidated statements of cash flows for nine months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
- Newer filing includes consolidated statements of stockholders' equity with balances at December 31, 2024
- Newer filing shows balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 (versus September 30, 2025 in older filing)
- Newer filing includes financing activity 'Proceeds from Issuance of 5.000% Senior Unsecured Notes' for $741,772 thousand
- Newer filing includes 'Payment of Debt Issuance Costs' of $6,851 thousand
- Newer filing shows 'Repayment of Term Loan' of $11,250 thousand for nine months (versus $7,500 thousand for six months in older filing)
- Newer filing reports long-term debt of $1,748,179 thousand as of December 31, 2025
- Removed:
- Older filing (2025-10-30) included three and six-month financial data for period ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
- Older filing included consolidated statements of cash flows for six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024
- Older filing included consolidated statements of stockholders' equity with June 30, 2025 balances
- Older filing showed balance sheet as of September 30, 2025
- Older filing did not include debt issuance activities related to senior unsecured notes
- Reworded:
- Period caption changed from 'For the Three Months Ended September 30' to 'For the Three Months Ended December 31'
- Period caption changed from 'For the Six Months Ended September 30' to 'For the Nine Months Ended December 31'
- Balance sheet date changed from 'September 30, 2025' to 'December 31, 2025'
- Cash flows statement period changed from 'For the Six Months Ended September 30' to 'For the Nine Months Ended December 31'
- Stockholders' equity statement now includes December 31, 2024 balance line items instead of ending at September 30, 2024
- Notes:
- The two filings represent different reporting periods (Q3 fiscal 2025 ended September 30 versus Q3 fiscal 2026 ended December 31), making direct comparison of financial metrics affected by the different time periods
- Numerical differences in earnings, assets, liabilities, and cash flows reflect the different accounting periods reported, not necessarily changes in company operations or accounting policies
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)
0 open-market purchases and 4 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 4 sells ($1M) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 4 sells ($1M) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days0 buys · 4 sells ($1M) — 1 selling insider
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-03. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about EXP's insider activity →
Only 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 EXP as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 7,744,825
- Reported value $1,467,499,376
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 2 decreased, 1 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.
Short interest (FINRA)
EXP had 1,921,344 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
EXP had 6.26% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.27 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,921,344
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 6.26%
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,959,858
- Reported change -1.97%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.27
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 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
- Heidelberg Materials
- Holcim (HCMLY)
- Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)
- Vulcan Materials (VMC)
- CEMEX (CX)
- CRH plc (CRH)
- USG (owned by Knauf)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Eagle Materials (EXP) do?
Eagle Materials is a leading US-based producer of heavy construction materials, including cement, concrete, and aggregates, alongside wallboard. The company operates a network of cement plants, slag grinding facilities, and limestone quarries primarily serving the U.S. heartland. Their products are essential for public infrastructure projects, as well as private residential and nonresidential construction.
What sector is Eagle Materials (EXP) in?
Eagle Materials (EXP) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is construction materials. It trades on NYSE.
Does EXP pay a dividend?
Yes — Eagle Materials (EXP) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.56% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Eagle Materials's (EXP) competitors?
Notable peers of Eagle Materials (EXP) include Heidelberg Materials, Holcim, Martin Marietta Materials, Vulcan Materials and CEMEX. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Eagle Materials (EXP) overbought or oversold right now?
Eagle Materials (EXP) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on EXP come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; 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: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.