Seaport Res Ptn Predicts Quaker Chemical Q1 Earnings

Quaker Chemical Co. (NYSE:KWR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Quaker Chemical in a report released on Monday, November 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $2.33 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Quaker Chemical's current full-year earnings is $7.78 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Quaker Chemical's Q2 2026 earnings at $2.57 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $2.59 EPS.

Quaker Chemical (NYSE:KWR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.08 by ($0.19). The company had revenue of $462.27 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $469.17 million. Quaker Chemical had a net margin of 6.58% and a return on equity of 10.10%. The business's revenue was down 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.05 EPS.

KWR has been the topic of several other reports. StockNews.com lowered shares of Quaker Chemical from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on Quaker Chemical from $190.00 to $182.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Quaker Chemical from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on Quaker Chemical from $195.00 to $180.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 4th.

Quaker Chemical Stock Performance

KWR stock traded up $0.71 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $164.12. The stock had a trading volume of 30,715 shares, compared to its average volume of 95,093. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a current ratio of 2.54. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $163.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $170.31. The stock has a market cap of $2.92 billion, a PE ratio of 23.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.38. Quaker Chemical has a 52-week low of $151.31 and a 52-week high of $221.94.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in shares of Quaker Chemical by 36.8% in the second quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 286 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Quaker Chemical by 105.3% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 156 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Quaker Chemical by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 7,000 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $1,188,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its position in Quaker Chemical by 6.6% in the second quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 1,778 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $302,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Quaker Chemical by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 13,001 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $2,191,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.46% of the company's stock.

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.