ETR:WCH

Wacker Chemie Stock Forecast, Price & News

€127.80

+2.10 (+1.67 %)

(As of 04/14/2021 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range

€125.50

Now: €127.80▼

€127.85

50-Day Range

€106.15

MA: €115.23▼

€125.70

52-Week Range

€47.50

Now: €127.80▼

€131.55

Volume74,894 shs

Average Volume218,420 shs

Market Capitalization$6.35 billion

P/E Ratio33.55

Dividend Yield1.62%

BetaN/A

Wacker Chemie AG provides chemical products worldwide. It operates through four divisions: Wacker Silicones, Wacker Polymers, Wacker Biosolutions, and Wacker Polysilicon. The Wacker Silicones division offers silanes, siloxanes, silicone fluids, silicone emulsions, silicone elastomers, silicone resins, and pyrogenic silicas for use in construction, electronics, automotive, personal care, paint, and coating solutions. The Wacker Polymers division provides binders and polymeric additives, such as dispersible polymer powder and vinyl acetate-ethylene dispersions, which are used in construction, paper, adhesive, paint, coating, and basic chemical industries. The Wacker Biosolutions division offers customized biotech and catalog products for fine chemicals, such as pharmaceutical proteins, vaccines, cyclodextrins, cysteine, polyvinyl acetate solid resins, and acetylacetone for pharmaceutical actives, food additives, and agrochemicals. The Wacker Polysilicon division produces hyperpure polysilicon for use in semiconductor and solar sectors. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. Wacker Chemie AG is a subsidiary of Dr. Alexander Wacker Familiengesellschaft mbH.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange ETR

Industry Chemicals

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorBasic Materials

Current SymbolETR:WCH

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIKN/A

Webwww.wacker.com

Phone+49-89-62790

Employees14,283

Year FoundedN/A

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio83.08

Current Ratio4.33

Quick Ratio2.50

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio33.55

Forward P/E Ratio22.07

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$4.69 billion

Price / Sales1.35

Cash Flow€27.89 per share

Price / Cash Flow4.58

Book Value€32.72 per share

Price / Book3.91

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A

Net IncomeN/A

Net MarginsN/A

Return on EquityN/A

Return on AssetsN/A

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares49,678,000

Market Cap$6.35 billion

Next Earnings Date4/30/2021 (Estimated)

OptionableNot Optionable

Headlines

Independent Research Reiterates "€130.00" Price Target for Wacker Chemie (ETR:WCH)
April 15, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

Wacker Chemie (ETR:WCH) Given a €140.00 Price Target at UBS Group
April 14, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

Wacker Chemie (ETR:WCH) Given a €130.00 Price Target at UBS Group
April 7, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

UBS Group Reiterates "€130.00" Price Target for Wacker Chemie (ETR:WCH)
April 1, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

Wacker Chemie (ETR:WCH) PT Set at €131.00 by Barclays
March 29, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

Wacker Chemie (ETR:WCH) Given a €130.00 Price Target by UBS Group Analysts
March 25, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

Wacker Chemie AG (ETR:WCH) Receives Average Recommendation of "Buy" from Brokerages
March 25, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

Wacker Chemie (ETR:WCH) Given a €118.00 Price Target by Nord/LB Analysts
March 24, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

Wacker Chemie (ETR:WCH) Given a €125.00 Price Target by Kepler Capital Markets Analysts
March 23, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

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MarketRank^™

Overall MarketRank^™

1.30 out of 5 stars

2.2 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Wacker Chemie has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.45, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of €124.36, Wacker Chemie has a forecasted downside of 2.7% from its current price of €127.80.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Wacker Chemie has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.6 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Wacker Chemie has received 343 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Wacker Chemie has received 312 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Wacker Chemie has received 52.37% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Wacker Chemie and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe WCH will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe WCH will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

1.7 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Wacker Chemie pays a meaningful dividend of 1.62%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Wacker Chemie does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Wacker Chemie is 52.51%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

0.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Wacker Chemie insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

0.0 Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Wacker Chemie is 33.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.83.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Wacker Chemie is 33.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.85.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Wacker Chemie has a P/B Ratio of 3.91. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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€127.80

+2.10 (+1.67 %)

(As of 04/14/2021 12:00 AM ET)

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Wacker Chemie (ETR:WCH) Frequently Asked Questions

Is Wacker Chemie a buy right now?

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wacker Chemie in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" Wacker Chemie stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in WCH, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What stocks does MarketBeat like better than Wacker Chemie?

Wall Street analysts have given Wacker Chemie a "Hold" rating, but there may be better short-term opportunities in the market. Some of MarketBeat's past winning trading ideas have resulted in 5-15% weekly gains. MarketBeat just released five new trading ideas, but Wacker Chemie wasn't one of them. MarketBeat thinks these five stocks may be even better buys.
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When is Wacker Chemie's next earnings date?

Wacker Chemie is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, April 30th 2021.
View our earnings forecast for Wacker Chemie.

How has Wacker Chemie's stock been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Wacker Chemie's stock was trading at €53.00 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WCH stock has increased by 141.1% and is now trading at €127.80.
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Is Wacker Chemie a good dividend stock?

Wacker Chemie pays an annual dividend of €2.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.62%. The dividend payout ratio of Wacker Chemie is 52.51%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
View Wacker Chemie's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for WCH?

11 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Wacker Chemie's stock. Their forecasts range from €93.00 to €153.00. On average, they anticipate Wacker Chemie's stock price to reach €124.36 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.7%.
View analysts' price targets for Wacker Chemie or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.

Who are Wacker Chemie's key executives?

Wacker Chemie's management team includes the following people:

Dr. Rudolf Staudigl, CEO, Pres & Member of Exec. Board (Age 67, Pay $975.95k)
Dr. Tobias Ohler, CFO & Member of the Exec. Board (Age 50, Pay $1.23M)
Mr. Auguste Willems, Member of Exec. Board (Age 65, Pay $1.33M)
Dr. Christian Hartel, Member of Exec. Board (Age 50, Pay $1.03M)
Ms. Angela WÃ¶rl, Head of Human Resource (Age 53)
Mr. Rainald Hagenhues, Head of Corp. Accounting & Tax
Mr. Joerg Hoffmann C.F.A., Head of Investor Relations
Mr. Goetz Neumann, Head of Legal Affairs
Mr. JÃ¶rg Hettmann, Head of Corp. Communications
Dr. Thomas Koini, Head of Sales & Distribution

Who are some of Wacker Chemie's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Wacker Chemie include Methanex (MX), Fuchs Petrolub (FPE3), SGL Carbon (SGL), NanoXplore (GRA), BioLargo (BLGO), Hardide (HDD), good natured Products (GDNP), 6211 (ETI), Advance NanoTek (ANO), Altech Chemicals (ATC), Fuchs Petrolub (FPE), Ganfeng Lithium (GNENF), good natured Products (SLGBF), HaloSource (HALO) and Hazer Group (HZR).
View all of WCH's competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Wacker Chemie own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Wacker Chemie investors own include AbbVie (ABBV), Vinci (DG), Galapagos (GLPG), Global Payments (GPN), Micron Technology (MU), AmerisourceBergen (ABC), Accenture (ACN), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), Glencore (GLEN) and Infineon Technologies (IFXA).

What is Wacker Chemie's stock symbol?

Wacker Chemie trades on the ETR under the ticker symbol "WCH."

What is Wacker Chemie's stock price today?

One share of WCH stock can currently be purchased for approximately €127.80.

How much money does Wacker Chemie make?

Wacker Chemie has a market capitalization of $6.35 billion and generates $4.69 billion in revenue each year.

How many employees does Wacker Chemie have?

Wacker Chemie employs 14,283 workers across the globe.

What is Wacker Chemie's official website?

The official website for Wacker Chemie is www.wacker.com.

Where are Wacker Chemie's headquarters?

Wacker Chemie is headquartered at Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4, MUENCHEN, 81737, Germany.

How can I contact Wacker Chemie?

Wacker Chemie's mailing address is Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4, MUENCHEN, 81737, Germany. The company can be reached via phone at +49-89-62790.

This page was last updated on 4/15/2021 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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