OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA (ODC)
Consumer Staples · Specialty Minerals & Chemicals / Consumer Staples · NYSE
A long-standing producer of mineral-based sorbent products serving diverse markets from pet care and industrial cleanup to renewable fuel purification and agricultural efficiency.
What OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA does
Oil-Dri Corporation of America develops, manufactures, and markets sorbent products derived primarily from minerals such as calcium bentonite, attapulgite, and diatomaceous shale. The company operates through two segments: Retail and Wholesale, which produces cat litter and industrial/sports absorbents; and Business to Business, which supplies fluids purification mediums, agricultural chemical carriers, and animal health and nutrition solutions.
Recent developments
The company achieved record annual net sales and net income for fiscal year 2026, driven by growth in co-packaged cat litter and agricultural carriers. It also reported historic cash generation and continued to return capital to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.
From OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA's filing of 2026-10-08.
Themes: pet care, renewable energy supply chain, industrial absorbents, agricultural efficiency, minerals and sorbents, food processing ingredients
Fundamentals
- Price$84.37 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$1.2B as of 2026-05-31 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+39.1% 2025-10-08 close $60.67 → 2026-10-08 close $84.37
- P/E22.25 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+11.1% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+29.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+20.8% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.14 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)+3.3% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+11.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.45 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-10-08 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.0%; at least 3 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 ODC compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 91 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit margintop 25% 105 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating margintop 25% 98 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- gross marginmiddle range 93 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitytop 25% 106 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Staples 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)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, ODC's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 16%, free-cash-flow payout 18%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout16% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout18% 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 OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA looks technically
OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA (ODC) is trading 9.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 151 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 13, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 36, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-06-08, breaking below its recent trading range. It is 21.1% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 9.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +9.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $90.41 | $90.41 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $77.03 | $77.03 |
| 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 high 13 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 13 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 92.99. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 151 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 151 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 13, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend | 12.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 36, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 35.6 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($83.71 to $92.99) — its "stochastic" reading is 7 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 slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 7.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 2 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $106.89 | $106.89 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 21.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -21.1% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 84.9% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +84.9% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 21.1% below its highest point of the past year | 21.1% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-06-08, breaking below its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it just made a new 55-day low, its first since 2026-06-08, breaking below its recent trading range | 1 session |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $106.89 (set on 2026-07-13) | $106.89 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($46.21 to $106.44), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 37% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $67.29 to $69.22. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 36.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 21.1% below its all-time high | -21.1% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.7% below a resistance level at $84.97 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-08-11, most recently on 2026-09-15. Since 2024-10-08 it has 16 such levels below the current price and 4 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.7% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $5.09 (set on 2008-10-10) | $5.09 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1555.9% above its all-time low | +1,556% |
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 86% of it) | 14th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.77 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 | $2.77 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $84.75 and $92.78 — 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 | $84.75 – $88.77 – $92.78 |
| 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 2.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (9.5% above 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 | 2.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.07× |
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Candlestick patterns
3
| Since a hammer | 7 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 | 7 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 5 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 | 5 sessions ago |
| Since a bearish engulfing | 4 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 4 sessions ago |
Price gaps
1
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.2% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.2% |
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Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -4.27% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 2.9 percentage points (the stock lost 1.9% while the market gained 1.0%) | -2.9% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 21.1 percentage points (the stock lost 17.2% while the market gained 3.8%) | -21.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 6.8 percentage points (the stock gained 24.3% while the market gained 17.5%) | +6.8% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 24.1 percentage points (the stock gained 39.1% while the market gained 15.0%) | +24.1% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 9.3% 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 3.8% of the share price. | -9.3% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 2% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $82.94 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.7% |
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Double top, bearish — broke down · entry $85.84 · 37 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
ODC last closed at $84.37 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 16 prices below its last close and 4 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $84.97 | Resistance | 0.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-08-11 to 2026-09-15 |
| $79.38 | Support | 5.9% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-14 to 2026-05-27 |
| $92.69 | Resistance | 9.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-21 to 2026-09-25 |
| $71.26 | Support | 15.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-24 to 2026-05-05 |
| $98.16 | Resistance | 16.3% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-12 to 2026-07-06 |
| $69.91 | Support | 17.1% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-09-17 to 2026-05-20 |
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 five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $92.99.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $75.64 and $82.27 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $92.99.
This reading has stood for 5 trading days, since 2026-10-02.
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 above the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on successful new product introductions in mature, slow-growth categories.","Susceptibility to increased input costs including natural gas, freight, and labor.","Operational risks from mining, environmental regulations, and weather-related supply chain interruptions."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ODC's 10-Q filed 2026-06-08 against the prior one filed 2026-03-11.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing added 'RECENT EVENTS AFFECTING THE COMPANY' section discussing Winter Storm Fern impacts and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East (filed 2026-06-08)
- Newer filing added detail that backlog decreased by $2.2 million by end of third quarter compared to prior quarter (filed 2026-06-08)
- Newer filing added statement that geopolitical tensions 'did not have a direct, material impact on our results for the current quarter' but may lead to future cost increases (filed 2026-06-08)
- Newer filing reports nine-month comparison period (April 30, 2026 vs April 30, 2025) with detailed consolidated results table (filed 2026-06-08)
- Newer filing reports SG&A reduction of $3.5 million in corporate unallocated expenses and mentions $0.4 million decrease at operating segments level (filed 2026-06-08)
- Newer filing states effective tax rate of 17% for nine months ended April 30, 2026 versus 19% for comparable prior year period (filed 2026-06-08)
- Newer filing adds detail about $12.5 million increase in total cash and cash equivalents from fiscal year-end 2025 (filed 2026-06-08)
- Removed:
- Older filing contained stock split disclosure dated October 9, 2024 describing two-for-one stock split and Certificate of Incorporation amendment; this section removed in newer filing (filed 2026-03-11)
- Older filing reported six-month comparison period (January 31, 2026 vs January 31, 2025); newer filing replaced this with nine-month comparison period (filed 2026-03-11)
- Reworded:
- Older filing stated Weather Event occurred in 'effected regions' (typo); newer filing uses 'affected regions' (filed 2026-06-08)
- Older filing defined backlog inline within Weather Event discussion; newer filing provides separate definition statement 'We define backlog as purchase orders...' (filed 2026-06-08)
- Older filing attributed gross margin decline to 'softer volume and higher costs, which led to unfavorable fixed cost absorption'; newer filing attributes decline to 'higher per ton costs' and provides more granular detail (filed 2026-06-08)
- Older filing reported 8% increase in manufacturing costs including materials; newer filing specifies '8% when compared to nine months' and separately lists 'Labor was the largest contributor...along with higher costs for repairs, depreciation, purchased materials, and natural gas' (filed 2026-06-08)
- Older filing attributed other income gain partly to '$0.5 million due to higher interest income and $0.2 million due to lower interest expense'; newer filing does not mention interest income/expense components (filed 2026-06-08)
- Notes:
- Older filing text appears truncated at end ('The remaining decrease was primarily due to the conversion of certain legal entities...'); comparison limited to available text
- Nine-month results in newer filing (April 30, 2026) reflect different time period than six-month results in older filing (January 31, 2026), making direct period-to-period operational comparison not directly assessable from these excerpts alone
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 recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($101553) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-04-22. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
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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)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding ODC as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 1,552,048
- Reported value $158,634,827
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 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)
ODC had 715,087 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for ODC because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 715,087
- Prior settlement (shares) 661,160
- Reported change 8.16%
- Days to cover (reported) 6.84
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
- The Clorox Company (CLX)
- Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD)
- Nestlé Purina PetCare (NSRGY)
- Oil-Dri competitors in industrial absorbents and mineral purification markets
AI-enriched competitor set. Linked names are companies covered by stocks-llm; other named peers are shown for reference only.
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Frequently asked questions
What does OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA (ODC) do?
Oil-Dri Corporation of America develops, manufactures, and markets sorbent products derived primarily from minerals such as calcium bentonite, attapulgite, and diatomaceous shale. The company operates through two segments: Retail and Wholesale, which produces cat litter and industrial/sports absorbents; and Business to Business, which supplies fluids purification mediums, agricultural chemical carriers, and animal health and nutrition solutions.
What sector is OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA (ODC) in?
OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA (ODC) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is Specialty Minerals & Chemicals / Consumer Staples. It trades on NYSE.
Does ODC pay a dividend?
Yes — OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA (ODC) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.04% and at least 3 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 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA's (ODC) competitors?
Notable peers of OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA (ODC) include The Clorox Company, Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Nestlé Purina PetCare and Oil-Dri competitors in industrial absorbents and mineral purification markets. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA (ODC) overbought or oversold right now?
OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA (ODC) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 36, 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 ODC come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; 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 2026-09-02 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.