Quaker Houghton (KWR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Quaker Houghton (NYSE:KWR) is a global provider of industrial process fluids and services. The company develops, manufactures and supplies chemical formulations used to improve performance, efficiency, safety and product quality in manufacturing and metalworking operations.

Its product portfolio includes metal-removal and metal-forming fluids, hydraulic and specialty fluids, industrial cleaners, coatings, corrosion preventives and fire-resistant fluids. Quaker Houghton also provides fluid-management programs, technical support, equipment and related services designed to help customers manage industrial processes and maintenance requirements.

The company serves customers in industries including steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, mining, machinery and other general manufacturing markets. Quaker Houghton operates internationally, supporting customers through a global network of production facilities, laboratories, sales offices and technical personnel.

The company was created through the 2019 combination of Quaker Chemical and Houghton International. Quaker Chemical traces its origins to 1918, while Houghton International was established in 1865. Quaker Houghton is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $159.30 to $162.41
• 50-Day Range: $148.42 to $173.28
• 52-Week Range: $112.18 to $183.01
• Volume: 139,301 shs
• Average Volume: 160,443 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.77 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.71
• Dividend Yield: 1.26%
• Price Target: $187.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Quaker Houghton Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Quaker Houghton scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 72nd out of 231 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Quaker Houghton has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Quaker Houghton has a consensus price target of $187.00, representing about 15.8% upside from its current price of $161.52.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Quaker Houghton has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.06%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Quaker Houghton are expected to grow by 23.06% in the coming year, from $7.85 to $9.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Quaker Houghton is 28.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Quaker Houghton is 28.77, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Quaker Houghton has a PEG Ratio of 1.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Quaker Houghton has a P/B Ratio of 2.03. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.56% of the float of Quaker Houghton has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Quaker Houghton has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.46, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Quaker Houghton has recently increased by 1.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Quaker Houghton pays a meaningful dividend of 1.26%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Quaker Houghton has been increasing its dividend for 17 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Quaker Houghton is 36.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Quaker Houghton will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.01% next year. This indicates that Quaker Houghton will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

Quaker Houghton has a news sentiment score of 0.25. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Quaker Houghton this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Quaker Houghton insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $100,986.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Quaker Houghton is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.46% of the stock of Quaker Houghton is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 7/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 7/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 10/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 12/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KWR
• CIK: 81362
• Web: www.quakerhoughton.com
• Phone: (610) 832-4000
• Fax: 610-832-4496
• Employees: 4,700
• Year Founded: 1918

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Quaker Houghton: $187.00
• High Price Target: $198.00
• Low Price Target: $175.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.52
• P/E Growth: 1.08
• Net Income: -$2.49 million
• Net Margins: 4.94%
• Pretax Margin: 5.59%
• Return on Equity: 9.55%
• Return on Assets: 4.66%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.62
• Current Ratio: 2.46
• Quick Ratio: 1.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.89 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.47
• Cash Flow: $12.86 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.52
• Book Value: $79.38 per share
• Price / Book: 2.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,210,000
• Free Float: 17,036,000
• Market Cap: $2.77 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.40