Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA) develops, manufactures and sells coatings for transportation and industrial applications. Its products include paints and coatings used by vehicle manufacturers, automotive repair shops and businesses that make industrial equipment and consumer goods.

The company serves the automotive original-equipment and refinish markets, as well as industrial and mobility customers. Its offerings include liquid and powder coatings, along with color-matching tools and technical support for customers applying and maintaining coated surfaces.

Axalta traces its origins to DuPont’s performance coatings business, which was acquired by the Carlyle Group in 2013 and subsequently became Axalta. The company serves customers in markets around the world.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $36.26 to $36.68
• 50-Day Range: $31.86 to $37.57
• 52-Week Range: $24.94 to $38.61
• Volume: 126,310 shs
• Average Volume: 2.40 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.53
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $38.45
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Axalta Coating Systems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Axalta Coating Systems scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 146th out of 227 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Axalta Coating Systems has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Axalta Coating Systems is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Axalta Coating Systems has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.38%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Axalta Coating Systems are expected to grow by 11.38% in the coming year, from $2.46 to $2.74 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Axalta Coating Systems is 14.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Axalta Coating Systems is 14.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 27.21.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Axalta Coating Systems has a PEG Ratio of 2.35. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Axalta Coating Systems has a P/B Ratio of 2.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.18% of the float of Axalta Coating Systems has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Axalta Coating Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Axalta Coating Systems has recently decreased by 6.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Axalta Coating Systems does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Axalta Coating Systems does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.03

News Sentiment

Axalta Coating Systems has a news sentiment score of -0.03. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.38 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Axalta Coating Systems this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for AXTA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Axalta Coating Systems to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Axalta Coating Systems insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.50% of the stock of Axalta Coating Systems is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.28% of the stock of Axalta Coating Systems is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/29/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AXTA
• CIK: 1616862
• Web: www.axalta.com
• Phone: (855) 629-2582
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 12,300
• Year Founded: 2013

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Axalta Coating Systems: $38.45
• High Price Target: $47.00
• Low Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.51
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.31
• P/E Growth: 2.35
• Net Income: $378 million
• Net Margins: 6.46%
• Pretax Margin: 9.39%
• Return on Equity: 21.28%
• Return on Assets: 7.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.93
• Current Ratio: 1.53
• Quick Ratio: 1.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.12 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.53
• Cash Flow: $3.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.38
• Book Value: $12.45 per share
• Price / Book: 2.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 214,040,000
• Free Float: 212,975,000
• Market Cap: $7.81 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.25