Quaker Chemical (KWR) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Quaker Chemical (NYSE:KWR - Get Free Report) is expected to be announcing its Q1 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.65 per share and revenue of $455.23 million for the quarter.

Quaker Chemical (NYSE:KWR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 24th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.62 by ($0.29). The firm had revenue of $444.09 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $430.47 million. Quaker Chemical had a return on equity of 10.10% and a net margin of 6.58%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.78 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Quaker Chemical to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Quaker Chemical Price Performance

Quaker Chemical stock traded up $1.02 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $106.18. 174,614 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 128,958. The company has a market cap of $1.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a current ratio of 2.54, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. Quaker Chemical has a twelve month low of $95.91 and a twelve month high of $197.03. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $120.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $139.35.

Quaker Chemical Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.485 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 16th. This represents a $1.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.83%. Quaker Chemical's payout ratio is 29.80%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KWR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Quaker Chemical from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Quaker Chemical from $170.00 to $140.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced 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, February 26th.

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.