Quaker Houghton Q2 EPS Forecast Decreased by Seaport Res Ptn

Quaker Houghton (NYSE:KWR - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Quaker Houghton in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 1st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $1.73 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.80. The consensus estimate for Quaker Houghton's current full-year earnings is $7.75 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Quaker Houghton's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.12 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.07 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.98 EPS.

Quaker Houghton (NYSE:KWR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.58 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $442.91 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $455.23 million. Quaker Houghton had a net margin of 5.20% and a return on equity of 8.86%. Quaker Houghton's revenue was down 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.09 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Quaker Houghton from $170.00 to $140.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Quaker Houghton from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $146.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $159.25.

Quaker Houghton Stock Performance

KWR stock traded up $0.95 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $124.26. 101,244 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 141,418. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.20 billion, a PE ratio of 23.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $110.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $123.28. Quaker Houghton has a 52 week low of $95.91 and a 52 week high of $193.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a current ratio of 2.45.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Quaker Houghton

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Quaker Houghton by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,638,419 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $230,624,000 after acquiring an additional 23,832 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Quaker Houghton by 19.2% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 759,233 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $106,870,000 after buying an additional 122,494 shares during the period. Royce & Associates LP grew its holdings in shares of Quaker Houghton by 27.8% during the 4th quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 555,219 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $78,153,000 after acquiring an additional 120,916 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Quaker Houghton by 13.0% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 445,365 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $62,689,000 after acquiring an additional 51,393 shares in the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Quaker Houghton by 14.0% in the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 431,054 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $53,283,000 after acquiring an additional 52,962 shares in the last quarter. 77.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Quaker Houghton Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, July 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.485 per share. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.56%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 17th. Quaker Houghton's dividend payout ratio is 36.67%.

Quaker Houghton 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.