NL Industries

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NL Industries (NYSE: NL), formerly known as the National Lead Company, is a lead smelting company currently based in Houston, Texas. National Lead was one of the 12 original stocks included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average at the time of its creation on May 26, 1896.

NL Industries has been a target of short sellers for a while. The current short interest of 0.30% is roughly at the average of the last 12 months (0.25%).