Q4 EPS Estimates for PPG Industries Decreased by Analyst

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has reduced its Q4 2025 EPS estimate for PPG Industries from $1.91 to $1.84, while the current full-year EPS estimate remains at $7.95.
• PPG Industries has declared an increased quarterly dividend of $0.71 per share, representing an annual yield of 2.7%.
• Despite recent changes in earnings estimates, analysts maintain a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a target price of $129.82 for PPG Industries.

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for PPG Industries in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.84 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.91. The consensus estimate for PPG Industries' current full-year earnings is $7.95 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PPG Industries' Q2 2026 earnings at $2.43 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.72 EPS.

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $2.22. The business had revenue of $4.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.16 billion. PPG Industries had a return on equity of 23.85% and a net margin of 6.25%. The company's revenue was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.50 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of PPG Industries from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. UBS Group raised their target price on PPG Industries from $111.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on PPG Industries from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on PPG Industries from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on shares of PPG Industries from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, June 13th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $129.82.

PPG Industries Trading Up 0.8%

PPG traded up $0.82 during trading on Friday, reaching $106.94. The company had a trading volume of 1,206,984 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,175,745. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $112.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $111.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.42. The company has a market cap of $24.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.25, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.17. PPG Industries has a 12-month low of $90.24 and a 12-month high of $137.24.

PPG Industries Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.71 per share. This is a boost from PPG Industries's previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 11th. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. PPG Industries's dividend payout ratio is currently 61.68%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of PPG Industries by 5.6% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 11,159,203 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $1,220,259,000 after purchasing an additional 592,152 shares during the period. First Eagle Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of PPG Industries by 21.2% in the second quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 5,560,280 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $632,482,000 after purchasing an additional 971,799 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in PPG Industries by 58.3% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,797,682 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $524,627,000 after buying an additional 1,766,518 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its position in PPG Industries by 482.2% in the 4th quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 4,337,649 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $518,132,000 after buying an additional 3,592,655 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in PPG Industries by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,937,274 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $321,147,000 after buying an additional 105,973 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.86% of the company's stock.

About PPG Industries

PPG Industries, Inc manufactures and distributes paints, coatings, and specialty materials in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through two segments, Performance Coatings and Industrial Coatings. The Performance Coatings segment offers coatings, solvents, adhesives, sealants, sundries, and software for automotive and commercial transport/fleet repair and refurbishing, light industrial coatings, and specialty coatings for signs; wood stains; paints, thermoplastics, pavement marking products, and other advanced technologies for pavement marking for government, commercial infrastructure, painting, and maintenance contractors; and coatings, sealants, transparencies, transparent armor, adhesives, engineered materials, and packaging and chemical management services for commercial, military, regional jet, and general aviation aircraft.