NYSE:KWR - Quaker Chemical Stock Price, News & Analysis

Quaker Chemical trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KWR."

Quaker Chemical declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.385 per share on Wednesday, July 31st. This represents a $1.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 16th. This is a boost from Quaker Chemical's previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. View Quaker Chemical's Dividend History.

Quaker Chemical Corp (NYSE:KWR) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 1st. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.56. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $205.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $223.15 million. Quaker Chemical had a net margin of 6.69% and a return on equity of 18.35%. Quaker Chemical's quarterly revenue was down 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.56 earnings per share. View Quaker Chemical's Earnings History.

Quaker Chemical is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 7th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Quaker Chemical.

3 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Quaker Chemical's shares. Their predictions range from $176.00 to $198.00. On average, they anticipate Quaker Chemical's stock price to reach $187.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Quaker Chemical.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Quaker Chemical in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Quaker Chemical.

Headlines about KWR stock have been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Quaker Chemical earned a news impact score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Quaker Chemical.

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Quaker Chemical's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.35%), BlackRock Inc. (14.35%), Vanguard Group Inc. (11.27%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (10.70%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (7.37%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (5.57%). Company insiders that own Quaker Chemical stock include Adrian Steeples, D Jeffry Benoliel, Dieter Laininger, Donald R Caldwell, Jan Nieman, Jeffry D Frisby, Joseph A Berquist, Joseph F Matrange, L Wilbert Platzer, Mark Douglas, Michael F Barry, Ronald S Ettinger, Shane Hostetter and William Roland Cook. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Quaker Chemical.

KWR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Bank of America Corp DE, Vanguard Group Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, GW&K Investment Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN and Eagle Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Quaker Chemical company stock in the last year include Dieter Laininger, Donald R Caldwell, Jeffry D Frisby, Joseph A Berquist, L Wilbert Platzer, Mark Douglas and Shane Hostetter. View Insider Buying and Selling for Quaker Chemical.

KWR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Atria Investments LLC, Copeland Capital Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado and Citadel Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Quaker Chemical.

Shares of KWR 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 KWR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $149.49.

Quaker Chemical has a market capitalization of $1.99 billion and generates $867.52 million in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $59.47 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.04 on an earnings per share basis. Quaker Chemical employs 2,160 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Quaker Chemical.

The official website for Quaker Chemical is http://www.quakerchem.com/.

Quaker Chemical's mailing address is ONE QUAKER PARK 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA, 19428. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at 610-832-4000 or via email at [email protected]