Seaport Res Ptn Issues Positive Forecast for AXTA Earnings

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a report issued on Friday, November 1st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the specialty chemicals company will earn $0.66 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.61. The consensus estimate for Axalta Coating Systems’ current full-year earnings is $2.10 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Axalta Coating Systems’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.83 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on AXTA. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Axalta Coating Systems from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Axalta Coating Systems from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Axalta Coating Systems from $39.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 9th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on Axalta Coating Systems from $44.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on Axalta Coating Systems from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $41.70.

Axalta Coating Systems Trading Up 0.3 %

NYSE:AXTA opened at $38.08 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80. Axalta Coating Systems has a 52-week low of $28.95 and a 52-week high of $38.77. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $36.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $35.15. The company has a market capitalization of $8.30 billion, a PE ratio of 25.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.43.

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.08. Axalta Coating Systems had a net margin of 6.22% and a return on equity of 24.92%. The company had revenue of $1.32 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.45 earnings per share. Axalta Coating Systems’s revenue for the quarter was up .8% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Axalta Coating Systems

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,763,601 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $817,230,000 after acquiring an additional 554,806 shares during the period. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its holdings in Axalta Coating Systems by 0.9% during the second quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 15,009,959 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $512,890,000 after purchasing an additional 137,209 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Axalta Coating Systems by 5.6% during the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 10,403,246 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $355,479,000 after purchasing an additional 550,970 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Axalta Coating Systems by 8.7% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,771,023 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $128,852,000 after purchasing an additional 302,752 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Locust Wood Capital Advisers LLC raised its stake in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 63.8% during the 1st quarter. Locust Wood Capital Advisers LLC now owns 3,198,290 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $109,989,000 after buying an additional 1,245,223 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.28% of the company’s stock.

Axalta Coating Systems Company Profile

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes high-performance coatings systems in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through two segments, Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings.