Quaker Chemical Q1 EPS Forecast Decreased by Seaport Res Ptn

Quaker Chemical Co. (NYSE:KWR) – Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Quaker Chemical in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $1.71 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.79. The consensus estimate for Quaker Chemical’s current full-year earnings is $7.75 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Quaker Chemical’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.03 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.89 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.21 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.49 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.39 EPS.

Quaker Chemical (NYSE:KWR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 24th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.62 by ($0.29). Quaker Chemical had a net margin of 6.58% and a return on equity of 10.10%. The business had revenue of $444.09 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $430.47 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.78 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on KWR. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Quaker Chemical from $172.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and set a $170.00 price objective (down from $200.00) on shares of Quaker Chemical in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com cut Quaker Chemical from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on Quaker Chemical from $190.00 to $182.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 4th.

Quaker Chemical Trading Down 0.0 %

NYSE KWR opened at $139.01 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.47 billion, a PE ratio of 20.38, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a current ratio of 2.54, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. Quaker Chemical has a 12 month low of $124.66 and a 12 month high of $207.83. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $138.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $153.64.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Quaker Chemical by 112.8% during the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 8,903 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,500,000 after purchasing an additional 4,720 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Quaker Chemical by 485.5% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 64,631 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $10,890,000 after buying an additional 53,592 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Quaker Chemical by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 636,739 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $107,284,000 after buying an additional 90,726 shares in the last quarter. Seizert Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Quaker Chemical by 122.7% in the 3rd quarter. Seizert Capital Partners LLC now owns 20,067 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $3,381,000 after buying an additional 11,058 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mutual of America Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Quaker Chemical by 108.3% during the 3rd quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 56,906 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $9,588,000 after acquiring an additional 29,584 shares in the last quarter. 77.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Quaker Chemical Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be given a dividend of $0.485 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 16th. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.40%. Quaker Chemical’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.45%.

Quaker Chemical Company Profile

Quaker Chemical Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and markets various formulated specialty chemical products for a range of heavy industrial and manufacturing applications in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die-cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids, and surface treatment chemicals.