Quaker Chemical Q2 EPS Estimate Lifted by Seaport Res Ptn

Quaker Chemical Co. (NYSE:KWR - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Quaker Chemical in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $2.02 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.99. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $2.13 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.51 EPS.

KWR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on Quaker Chemical from $190.00 to $182.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 4th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target 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 restated a "neutral" rating and set a $170.00 price objective (down from $200.00) on shares of Quaker Chemical in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Quaker Chemical from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th.

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Quaker Chemical Stock Performance

Quaker Chemical stock traded up $0.32 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $133.78. 119,501 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 150,469. The stock has a market cap of $2.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.62, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.39. The firm's 50 day moving average is $138.12 and its 200 day moving average is $153.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a current ratio of 2.54. Quaker Chemical has a 52-week low of $124.66 and a 52-week high of $207.83.

Quaker Chemical (NYSE:KWR - Get Free Report) 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). The business had revenue of $444.09 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $430.47 million. Quaker Chemical had a return on equity of 10.10% and a net margin of 6.58%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.78 EPS.

Quaker Chemical Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be given a dividend of $0.485 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 16th. This represents a $1.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.45%. Quaker Chemical's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.80%.

Institutional Trading of Quaker Chemical

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Quaker Chemical during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Quaker Chemical in the 4th quarter worth about $58,000. KBC Group NV grew its holdings in Quaker Chemical by 50.9% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 525 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Quaker Chemical by 24.8% during the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 665 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $94,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the period. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Quaker Chemical by 100.0% in the third quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 906 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $153,000 after acquiring an additional 453 shares during the last quarter. 77.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.