How to buy ChampionX Corporation stock

ChampionX Corporation is an oil & gas equipment & services business based in the US. ChampionX Corporation shares (CHX) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. ChampionX Corporation employs 6,600 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.9 billion.

How to buy shares in ChampionX Corporation

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for ChampionX Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: CHX. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until ChampionX Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of ChampionX Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of ChampionX Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

ChampionX Corporation share price

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ChampionX Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-15.

52-week range	USD$6.32 - USD$25.59
50-day moving average	USD$22.1799
200-day moving average	USD$15.3578
Wall St. target price	USD$24.68
PE ratio	27.597
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$-7.7947

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Is ChampionX Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing ChampionX Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of ChampionX Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

ChampionX Corporation's P/E ratio

ChampionX Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 28x. In other words, ChampionX Corporation shares trade at around 28x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).

ChampionX Corporation's EBITDA

ChampionX Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$243.7 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a ChampionX Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

ChampionX Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.9 billion
Operating margin TTM	1.54%
Gross profit TTM	USD$423.1 million
Return on assets TTM	0.68%
Return on equity TTM	-56.05%
Profit margin	-39.15%
Book value	N/A
Market capitalisation	USD$4.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting ChampionX Corporation shares

There are currently 4.6 million ChampionX Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as ChampionX Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 9.2% down from 5.0 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting ChampionX Corporation shares can be evaluated.

ChampionX Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

ChampionX Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of ChampionX Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of ChampionX Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 1.9 million). ChampionX Corporation's SIR currently stands at 2.41. In other words for every 100,000 ChampionX Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2410 shares are currently held short.

However ChampionX Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of ChampionX Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable ChampionX Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case ChampionX Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 ChampionX Corporation shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0255% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable ChampionX Corporation shares, roughly 26 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against ChampionX Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short ChampionX Corporation stock.

ChampionX Corporation share dividends

We're not expecting ChampionX Corporation to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

ChampionX Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, ChampionX Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $6.32 up to $25.59. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while ChampionX Corporation's is 3.4202. This would suggest that ChampionX Corporation's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

ChampionX Corporation overview

ChampionX Corporation provides chemistry solutions, and engineered equipment and technologies to oil and gas companies worldwide. The company's Production Chemical Technologies segment offers onshore and offshore chemical solutions, such as corrosion inhibitors, scale inhibitors, emulsion breakers, and biocides to oil and natural gas production and midstream markets to manage and control corrosion, oil and water separation, flow assurance, sour gas treatment, and water-related issues. The company's Production & Automation Technologies segment provides artificial lift equipment, end-to-end automation and digital solutions, and other production equipment, including electrical submersible pumping systems, gas lift systems, jet pumps, multiplex surface pumps, plunger lift equipment, progressive cavity pumping systems, downhole rod lift systems, chemical injection systems, flow control valves, and gauges under the Harbison-Fischer, Norris, Alberta Oil Tool, Oil Lift Technology, PCS Ferguson, Pro-Rod, Upco, Unbridled ESP, Norriseal-Wellmark, Quartzdyne, Spirit, Theta, Timberline, and Windrock brands. The company's Drilling Technologies segment offers polycrystalline diamond cutters, bearings, valves, and mining tools under the US Synthetic brand for use in oil and gas drill bits, renewable energy applications, mixers, and agitators; and high-density ceramic roof bolt mining tools for underground mining operations. The company's Reservoir Chemical Technologies segment provides chemistry-oriented solutions and technologies for well stimulation, construction, and remediation in the oil and natural gas industry, such as fracturing fluid packages, drilling and cement additives, and products for acidizing activities. The company has collaboration agreement with Modumetal Inc. The company was formerly known as Apergy Corporation and changed its name to ChampionX Corporation in June 2020.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of ChampionX Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.798% of ChampionX Corporation shares are held by insiders and 99.927% by institutions.

• How many people work for ChampionX Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 6,600 work at ChampionX Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for ChampionX Corporation?

  ChampionX Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is ChampionX Corporation based?

  ChampionX Corporation's address is: Building 4, The Woodlands, TX, United States, 77381

• What is ChampionX Corporation's ISIN number?

  ChampionX Corporation's international securities identification number is: US15872M1045