Quaker Houghton (KWR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Quaker Houghton (NYSE: KWR) is a global provider of industrial process fluids and specialty chemicals. The company develops, manufactures and services products used in metalworking and other industrial applications, including coolants, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, corrosion preventatives, cleaners and specialty fluids.

Its products and technical services support manufacturing processes such as machining, forming, rolling, casting and heat treatment. Quaker Houghton serves customers across industries including steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, mining, construction, energy and general manufacturing.

The company traces its history to Quaker Chemical, which was founded in 1918. It adopted the Quaker Houghton name following the 2019 acquisition of Houghton International, combining the two industrial fluid businesses. The company serves customers through operations and technical teams in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $152.10 to $155.41
• 50-Day Range: $147.97 to $173.28
• 52-Week Range: $112.18 to $183.01
• Volume: 268,696 shs
• Average Volume: 142,842 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.66 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.55
• Dividend Yield: 1.37%
• Price Target: $187.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Quaker Houghton Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Quaker Houghton scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 226 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: 4.2 / 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 21.0% upside from its current price of $154.56.

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: 3.1 / 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 27.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Quaker Houghton is 27.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.76.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Quaker Houghton has a PEG Ratio of 1.04. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Quaker Houghton has a P/B Ratio of 1.95. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.37% 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 12.29, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Quaker Houghton has recently decreased by 0.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Quaker Houghton pays a meaningful dividend of 1.32%, 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 37.79%. 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 21.95% next year. This indicates that Quaker Houghton will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Quaker Houghton has a news sentiment score of 0.59. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article 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: 9/21/2026
• 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: +21.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.69
• P/E Growth: 1.04
• 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: $1.98 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.35
• Cash Flow: $12.85 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.03
• Book Value: $79.38 per share
• Price / Book: 1.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,208,000
• Free Float: 17,036,000
• Market Cap: $2.66 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.40