Brokers Offer Predictions for PPG Industries Q2 Earnings

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of PPG Industries in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 16th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $2.75 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.74. The consensus estimate for PPG Industries’ current full-year earnings is $8.24 per share.

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 16th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.15 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $4.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.66 billion. PPG Industries had a return on equity of 23.57% and a net margin of 7.98%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.07 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of PPG Industries from $155.00 to $145.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Mizuho reduced their price objective on PPG Industries from $160.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 17th. UBS Group boosted their target price on PPG Industries from $140.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 19th. KeyCorp dropped their price target on PPG Industries from $162.00 to $153.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of PPG Industries from $148.00 to $144.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PPG Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $150.14.

PPG Industries Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE PPG opened at $128.83 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.26. PPG Industries has a 52 week low of $118.07 and a 52 week high of $151.16. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $127.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $128.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

Institutional Trading of PPG Industries

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of PPG. Financial Connections Group Inc. acquired a new position in PPG Industries in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Riverview Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of PPG Industries in the first quarter valued at $34,000. Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new position in PPG Industries in the second quarter valued at $37,000. LRI Investments LLC lifted its position in PPG Industries by 463.8% during the second quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 389 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the period. Finally, Slocum Gordon & Co LLP boosted its stake in PPG Industries by 51.7% in the 2nd quarter. Slocum Gordon & Co LLP now owns 455 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.86% of the company’s stock.

PPG Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be given a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.11%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 12th. PPG Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 45.95%.

PPG Industries Company Profile

PPG Industries, Inc manufactures and distributes paints, coatings, and specialty materials in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through two segments, Performance Coatings and Industrial Coatings. The Performance Coatings segment offers coatings, solvents, adhesives, sealants, sundries, and software for automotive and commercial transport/fleet repair and refurbishing, light industrial coatings, and specialty coatings for signs; wood stains; paints, thermoplastics, pavement marking products, and other advanced technologies for pavement marking for government, commercial infrastructure, painting, and maintenance contractors; and coatings, sealants, transparencies, transparent armor, adhesives, engineered materials, and packaging and chemical management services for commercial, military, regional jet, and general aviation aircraft.