Q1 EPS Estimates for Quaker Chemical Cut by Seaport Res Ptn

Quaker Chemical Co. (NYSE:KWR) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Quaker Chemical in a research note issued on Monday, April 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.65 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.71. 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 $2.01 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $7.64 EPS.

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

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada cut 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, February 26th. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on shares of Quaker Chemical from $170.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Quaker Chemical from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th.

Quaker Chemical Trading Down 0.6 %

KWR stock opened at $103.01 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.88, a current ratio of 2.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. Quaker Chemical has a twelve month low of $95.91 and a twelve month high of $197.03. The company has a market cap of $1.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.10, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.44. The business has a fifty day moving average of $123.82 and a 200-day moving average of $141.02.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Quaker Chemical

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Quaker Chemical by 30.7% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,795 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $312,000 after purchasing an additional 422 shares during the period. Barclays PLC grew its stake in Quaker Chemical by 284.2% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 28,395 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $4,784,000 after buying an additional 21,004 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Quaker Chemical by 12.8% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 13,483 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $2,184,000 after acquiring an additional 1,532 shares during the period. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Quaker Chemical by 53.3% during the third quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 46,158 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $7,777,000 after acquiring an additional 16,051 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Quaker Chemical by 16.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 636,739 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $107,284,000 after purchasing an additional 90,726 shares during the last quarter. 77.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Quaker Chemical Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be paid a $0.485 dividend. This represents a $1.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.88%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 16th. Quaker Chemical’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.80%.

About Quaker Chemical

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.