Quaker Chemical (KWR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also provides chemical management services. It serves steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, offshore, container, mining, and metalworking companies. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $100.96 to $102.72
• 50-Day Range: $96.67 to $145.70
• 52-Week Range: $95.91 to $197.03
• Volume: 130,581 shs
• Average Volume: 126,192 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.94
• Dividend Yield: 1.90%
• Price Target: $163.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Quaker Chemical Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Quaker Chemical scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 55th out of 186 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Quaker Chemical has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Quaker Chemical has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.65%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Quaker Chemical are expected to grow by 8.65% in the coming year, from $7.75 to $8.42 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Quaker Chemical is 14.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.37.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Quaker Chemical is 14.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 75.84.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Quaker Chemical has a PEG Ratio of 1.62. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Quaker Chemical has a P/B Ratio of 1.32. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.74% of the float of Quaker Chemical has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Quaker Chemical has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Quaker Chemical has recently decreased by 1.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Quaker Chemical pays a meaningful dividend of 1.87%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Quaker Chemical has been increasing its dividend for 17 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Quaker Chemical is 29.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Quaker Chemical will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.04% next year. This indicates that Quaker Chemical will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -5.13

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.74% of the float of Quaker Chemical has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Quaker Chemical has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Quaker Chemical has recently decreased by 1.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.15

News Sentiment

Quaker Chemical has a news sentiment score of 1.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Quaker Chemical this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Quaker Chemical to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Quaker Chemical insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.30% of the stock of Quaker Chemical is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.46% of the stock of Quaker Chemical is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KWR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KWR shares performed this year?

Quaker Chemical's stock was trading at $140.76 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KWR stock has decreased by 27.6% and is now trading at $101.8730.
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How were Quaker Chemical's earnings last quarter?

Quaker Chemical Co. (NYSE:KWR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February, 24th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.29. The specialty chemicals company earned $444.09 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $430.47 million. Quaker Chemical had a net margin of 6.58% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.10%.
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Is Quaker Chemical doing a stock buyback?

Quaker Chemical's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, February 28th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $150,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 4.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Does Quaker Chemical have any subsidiaries?

Quaker Chemical subsidiaries include Baron Industries, Grindaix-GmbH, Coral, Houghton International, Lubricor Inc, Verkol SAU, Binol AB, and others.

Who are Quaker Chemical's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Quaker Chemical include GAMMA Investing LLC (0.25%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.23%), CX Institutional (0.12%) and Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael F Barry, Joseph A Berquist, Jeewat Bijlani, Jeffry D Frisby, Melissa Leneis, Robert T Traub, David Slinkman and David Will.
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How do I buy shares of Quaker Chemical?

Shares of KWR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Quaker Chemical own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Quaker Chemical investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD), Visa (V) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 1/31 Dividend: 1/17/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 1/31 Dividend: 1/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 1/31/2025
• Last Earnings: 2/24/2025
• Record date for 4/30 Dividend: 4/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend: 4/16/2025
• Today: 4/18/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/01/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Miscellaneous products of petroleum & coal
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KWR
• CIK: 81362
• Web: www.quakerchem.com
• Phone: (610) 832-4000
• Fax: 610-832-4496
• Employees: 4,600
• Year Founded: 1918

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $163.67
• High Stock Price Target: $182.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $140.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +60.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $6.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.14
• P/E Growth: 1.62
• Net Income: $112.75 million
• Net Margins: 6.58%
• Pretax Margin: 9.14%
• Return on Equity: 10.10%
• Return on Assets: 5.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.48
• Current Ratio: 2.54
• Quick Ratio: 1.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.98
• Cash Flow: $8.61 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.83
• Book Value: $77.00 per share
• Price / Book: 1.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,671,000
• Free Float: 17,557,000
• Market Cap: $1.80 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.44