Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.500-2.600 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.350. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.4 billion-$5.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.4 billion. Axalta Coating Systems also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.540-0.540 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Mizuho decreased their target price on Axalta Coating Systems from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Axalta Coating Systems from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Evercore ISI initiated coverage on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $47.00 target price on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Axalta Coating Systems from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of Axalta Coating Systems from $44.00 to $42.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $43.00.

Axalta Coating Systems Stock Performance

NYSE:AXTA traded up $2.99 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $38.10. The company had a trading volume of 1,960,949 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,654,058. The firm has a market cap of $8.31 billion, a PE ratio of 25.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.46. Axalta Coating Systems has a 1-year low of $30.40 and a 1-year high of $41.65. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $36.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $36.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 1.42.

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.08. Axalta Coating Systems had a return on equity of 24.92% and a net margin of 6.22%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.43 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that Axalta Coating Systems will post 2.15 EPS for the current year.

Axalta Coating Systems Company Profile

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes high-performance coatings systems in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through two segments, Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings.