Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the nineteen brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and seven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $36.5625.

AXTA has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Mizuho set a $39.00 target price on Axalta Coating Systems in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Robert W. Baird set a $37.00 price objective on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $36.00 target price on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $35.00 price target on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th.

Axalta Coating Systems Stock Performance

NYSE:AXTA opened at $34.12 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 1.50. Axalta Coating Systems has a 1 year low of $26.28 and a 1 year high of $37.72. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $32.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $30.57. The company has a market cap of $7.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.61, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.29.

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by ($0.01). Axalta Coating Systems had a net margin of 7.39% and a return on equity of 23.60%. The business had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.27 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.60 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Axalta Coating Systems has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.50 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Axalta Coating Systems will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Axalta Coating Systems

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in Axalta Coating Systems by 64.9% during the 4th quarter. OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 140,600 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $4,543,000 after purchasing an additional 55,350 shares in the last quarter. Slotnik Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Axalta Coating Systems during the fourth quarter valued at $2,100,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 66.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 20,774 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $671,000 after acquiring an additional 8,300 shares in the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 49.8% in the fourth quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 975,784 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $31,528,000 after acquiring an additional 324,384 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mariner LLC lifted its stake in Axalta Coating Systems by 82.9% in the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 169,464 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $5,481,000 after acquiring an additional 76,809 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.28% of the company’s stock.

Axalta Coating Systems Company Profile

Axalta Coating Systems is a global leader in the development, manufacture and sale of liquid and powder coatings. The company’s product portfolio spans refinish coatings for the automotive collision repair market, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) coatings for new vehicle production, and industrial coatings including electrodeposition (E-coat) and powder coatings for a variety of sectors such as architecture, heavy equipment and general industrial applications.

Tracing its roots to the 19th century and rebranded as Axalta following its separation from DuPont Performance Coatings in 2013, the company has built a presence in more than 100 countries.