Q2 Earnings Estimate for SQM Issued By Scotiabank

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE:SQM - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Scotiabank issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 29th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson expects that the basic materials company will earn $0.56 per share for the quarter. Scotiabank has a "Sector Outperform" rating and a $45.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's current full-year earnings is ($1.31) per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's FY2025 earnings at $2.63 EPS.

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 28th. The basic materials company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.63 by ($0.15). The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.05 billion. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile had a negative net margin of 6.74% and a positive return on equity of 16.12%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($3.04) EPS.

Separately, BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile from $55.00 to $45.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $41.86.

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Stock Down 3.3%

Shares of NYSE:SQM traded down $1.03 during trading on Friday, hitting $30.43. The stock had a trading volume of 1,405,118 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,070,065. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a 12 month low of $30.18 and a 12 month high of $47.60. The company has a market capitalization of $8.69 billion, a PE ratio of -27.41, a PEG ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 1.11. The firm's fifty day moving average is $35.08 and its 200 day moving average is $37.88. The company has a quick ratio of 2.05, a current ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SQM. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile by 23.3% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,566 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $130,000 after buying an additional 675 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile by 76.9% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 114,992 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $4,181,000 after purchasing an additional 50,000 shares during the last quarter. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile during the 4th quarter valued at $58,000. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile by 28.4% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 804,913 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $29,267,000 after purchasing an additional 177,898 shares during the last quarter. Finally, C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors purchased a new stake in Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile during the 4th quarter valued at $1,240,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 12.41% of the company's stock.

About Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile SA operates as a mining company worldwide. The company offers specialty plant nutrients, including sodium potassium nitrate, specialty blends, and other specialty fertilizers under Ultrasol, Qrop, Speedfol, Allganic, Ultrasoline, ProP, and Prohydric brands. It also provides iodine and its derivatives for use in medical, agricultural, industrial, and human and animal nutrition products comprising x-ray contrast media, biocides, antiseptics and disinfectants, pharmaceutical intermediates, polarizing films for LCD and LED screens, chemicals, organic compounds, and pigments, as well as added to edible salt to prevent iodine deficiency disorders.