ChampionX Q4 EPS Estimate Decreased by Capital One Financial

ChampionX Co. (NASDAQ:CHX - Free Report) - Capital One Financial cut their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of ChampionX in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 5th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.44 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.47. The consensus estimate for ChampionX's current full-year earnings is $1.92 per share.

ChampionX (NASDAQ:CHX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.03. ChampionX had a net margin of 8.81% and a return on equity of 19.84%.

Separately, Citigroup lowered their price target on ChampionX from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 14th.

ChampionX Price Performance

Shares of CHX traded up $0.37 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $29.77. 1,583,500 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,982,074. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.99. ChampionX has a 1-year low of $25.57 and a 1-year high of $39.95. The stock has a market cap of $5.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.04 and a beta of 2.35. The company has a 50 day moving average of $28.45 and a 200-day moving average of $29.91.

ChampionX Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 3rd were given a dividend of $0.095 per share. This represents a $0.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.28%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 3rd. ChampionX's dividend payout ratio is presently 23.03%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ChampionX

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CHX. Quest Partners LLC increased its stake in ChampionX by 86.8% in the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 69,102 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,083,000 after purchasing an additional 32,103 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in ChampionX by 1.7% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,422,097 shares of the company's stock valued at $223,776,000 after acquiring an additional 122,622 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in ChampionX by 147.2% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 357,081 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,766,000 after acquiring an additional 212,654 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of ChampionX by 1.4% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,617,387 shares of the company's stock worth $139,239,000 after purchasing an additional 63,119 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates increased its position in shares of ChampionX by 3.1% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 225,285 shares of the company's stock worth $6,792,000 after purchasing an additional 6,695 shares in the last quarter. 98.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About ChampionX

ChampionX Corporation provides chemistry solutions, artificial lift systems, and engineered equipment and technologies to oil and gas companies worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Production Chemical Technologies, Production & Automation Technologies, Drilling Technologies, and Reservoir Chemical Technologies.