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OLIN (OLN) stock, explained like you're 5
OLIN trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker OLN. It is a small cap company in the major chemicals industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 1.7 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- OLN
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Major Chemicals
- Size
- Small cap, about 1.7 billion dollars
Is OLIN a small, medium or large cap company?
No. OLIN is a small cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 1.7 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How OLIN makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves OLN stock
- Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
- Business spending and the health of the economy.
- Costs of materials and labor.
In the news lately
- Olin (OLN) Stock May Trade At A Discount Following Merger News (Yahoo Finance)
- Olin (NYSE:OLN) Stock Price (Simply Wall Street)
- Barclays upgrades Olin stock to Hold at USD 18.00 (ad-hoc-news.de)
- Olin to buy Huntsman in a $2.43 billion deal amid challenging chemicals market (Reuters)
- Olin Corp. Stock Grades | OLN (Barron's)
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Questions about OLIN stock
What does OLIN do?
OLIN trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker OLN. It is a small cap company in the major chemicals industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 1.7 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for OLIN?
OLIN trades under the ticker OLN on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is OLIN's market cap?
OLIN is a small cap stock with a market cap of about 1.7 billion dollars.
How does OLIN make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves OLN stock?
Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.
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