Q1 EPS Estimates for Quaker Chemical Cut by Seaport Res Ptn

Quaker Chemical Co. (NYSE:KWR) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Quaker Chemical in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $1.71 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.79. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $2.03 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.89 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.21 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.49 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.39 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Quaker Chemical from $172.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of Quaker Chemical from $190.00 to $182.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 4th. StockNews.com cut shares of Quaker Chemical from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $170.00 target price (down from $200.00) on shares of Quaker Chemical in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th.

Quaker Chemical Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:KWR opened at $138.26 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $2.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.27, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.39. Quaker Chemical has a one year low of $124.66 and a one year high of $207.83. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $138.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $153.74. 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 (NYSE:KWR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.62 by ($0.29). Quaker Chemical had a net margin of 6.58% and a return on equity of 10.10%. The company had revenue of $444.09 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $430.47 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.78 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bridge City Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Quaker Chemical by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Bridge City Capital LLC now owns 16,107 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,267,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Quaker Chemical by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,512 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $213,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Quaker Chemical by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 9,013 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,269,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in Quaker Chemical by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,439 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $343,000 after buying an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Quaker Chemical by 1.0% during the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 13,001 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,191,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. 77.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Quaker Chemical Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be paid a $0.485 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 16th. This represents a $1.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.40%. Quaker Chemical’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.45%.

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.