NYSE:KMG - KMG Chemicals Stock Price, Price Target & More

KMG Chemicals trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KMG."

KMG Chemicals declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.03 per share on Friday, June 22nd. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 14th. View KMG Chemicals' Dividend History.

KMG Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:KMG) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, June, 11th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.26. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $118.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $112.87 million. KMG Chemicals had a net margin of 11.87% and a return on equity of 16.21%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 45.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.53 EPS. View KMG Chemicals' Earnings History.

2 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for KMG Chemicals' stock. Their forecasts range from $70.00 to $73.00. On average, they expect KMG Chemicals' stock price to reach $71.50 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for KMG Chemicals.

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News stories about KMG stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. KMG Chemicals earned a daily sentiment score of 0.20 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the specialty chemicals company an impact score of 46.10 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.

KMG Chemicals' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.54%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (5.36%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.07%), Trigran Investments Inc. (3.11%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.60%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.03%). Company insiders that own KMG Chemicals stock include Andrew C Lau, Christopher T Fraser, Christopher W Gonser, David L Hatcher, Ernest C Kremling II, Jeffrey S Handelman and Karen A Twitchell. View Institutional Ownership Trends for KMG Chemicals.

KMG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Redwood Investments LLC, Trigran Investments Inc., Hodges Capital Management Inc., Federated Investors Inc. PA, Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC, WCM Investment Management CA, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC and Prudential Financial Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for KMG Chemicals.

KMG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hood River Capital Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Millennium Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., American Century Companies Inc., A.R.T. Advisors LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and WINTON GROUP Ltd. Company insiders that have bought KMG Chemicals stock in the last two years include Christopher T Fraser and Jeffrey S Handelman. View Insider Buying and Selling for KMG Chemicals.

Shares of KMG 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 KMG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $77.10.

KMG Chemicals has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion and generates $333.44 million in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $23.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.27 on an earnings per share basis. KMG Chemicals employs 751 workers across the globe.

KMG Chemicals' mailing address is 300 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth TX, 76102. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at 817-761-6100 or via email at [email protected]