NYSE:AXTA - Axalta Coating Systems Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Axalta Coating Systems trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AXTA."

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (NYSE:AXTA) released its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.02. The specialty chemicals company earned $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.18 billion. Axalta Coating Systems had a return on equity of 22.20% and a net margin of 4.42%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.26) earnings per share. View Axalta Coating Systems' Earnings History.

Axalta Coating Systems is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Axalta Coating Systems.

Axalta Coating Systems issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.30 to $1.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.36. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.74 billion to $4.79 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.78 billion.Axalta Coating Systems also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $1.30-1.50 EPS.

10 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Axalta Coating Systems' stock. Their predictions range from $28.00 to $34.00. On average, they expect Axalta Coating Systems' stock price to reach $30.30 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Axalta Coating Systems.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Axalta Coating Systems in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Axalta Coating Systems.

Headlines about AXTA stock have trended negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Axalta Coating Systems earned a coverage optimism score of -2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

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(AXTA) raised $975 million in an IPO on Wednesday, November 12th 2014. The company issued 50,000,000 shares at a price of $19.50 per share. Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley served as the underwriters for the IPO and Jefferies, UBS Investment Bank, Baird, BB&T Capital Markets, Nomura and SMBC Nikko were co-managers.

Axalta Coating Systems' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (4.64%), BlackRock Inc. (4.59%), Shapiro Capital Management LLC (3.44%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (2.53%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.39%) and Millennium Management LLC (2.17%). Company insiders that own Axalta Coating Systems stock include Charles W Shaver, Joseph F Mcdougall, Michael A Cash, Michael F Finn, Robert M Mclaughlin, Robert W Bryant, Samuel L Smolik, Sean M Lannon and Steven R Markevich. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Axalta Coating Systems.

AXTA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Bessemer Group Inc., Two Sigma Investments LP, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Harris Associates L P, Exane Asset Management, London Co. of Virginia and CWM LLC. Company insiders that have sold Axalta Coating Systems company stock in the last year include Charles W Shaver, Joseph F Mcdougall, Michael A Cash, Michael F Finn, Robert M Mclaughlin, Robert W Bryant, Sean M Lannon and Steven R Markevich. View Insider Buying and Selling for Axalta Coating Systems.

AXTA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Norges Bank, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, CI Investments Inc., Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Praesidium Investment Management Company LLC, Nordea Investment Management AB and Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Axalta Coating Systems.

Shares of AXTA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AXTA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.88.

Axalta Coating Systems has a market capitalization of $5.83 billion and generates $4.70 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $207.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.28 on an earnings per share basis. Axalta Coating Systems employs 14,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Axalta Coating Systems is http://www.axalta.com/corporate/en_us.html.

Axalta Coating Systems' mailing address is 2001 MARKET STREET SUITE 3600 TWO COMMERCE SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19103. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at 855-547-1461 or via email at [email protected]