NYSE:PQGPQ Group Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding PQ Group Holdings Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $12.35 -0.04 (-0.32 %) (As of 08/6/2020 03:39 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$12.22Now: $12.35▼$12.4250-Day Range$12.17MA: $13.03▼$13.6852-Week Range$8.50Now: $12.35▼$17.26Volume2,808 shsAverage Volume163,118 shsMarket Capitalization$1.68 billionP/E Ratio26.85Dividend YieldN/ABeta0.9 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media PQ Group Holdings Inc. provides catalysts, specialty materials and chemicals, and services in the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Environmental Catalysts and Services; and Performance Materials and Chemicals. It primarily offers refinery catalysts, emissions control catalysts, and catalyst recycling services for fuels and emission controls use; silica gels for edible oil and beer clarification; precipitated silicas and zeolites for the surface coating, dentifrice, and dishwasher and laundry detergent applications; reflective markings for roadways and airports; and hollow glass beads or microspheres for cement additive, metal finishing, and oil well cement uses. The company also provides catalysts for high-density polyethylene and chemicals syntheses; silicate for catalyst manufacturing; antiblocks for film packaging; solid and hollow microspheres for composite plastics; silicate precursors for the tire industry; silicate for water treatment and drilling muds; sulfur derivatives for copper mining; and bleaching aids for paper. PQ Group Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingPQ Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $17.30, PQ Group has a potential upside of 41.5% from its current price of $12.23.Amount of Analyst CoveragePQ Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.4 Community Rank Outperform VotesPQ Group has received 219 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesPQ Group has received 238 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentPQ Group has received 52.08% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about PQ Group and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe PQG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe PQG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldPQ Group does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthPQ Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, PQ Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.39% of the stock of PQ Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions68.57% of the stock of PQ Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for PQ Group are expected to grow by 50.00% in the coming year, from $0.70 to $1.05 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of PQ Group is 26.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.78.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of PQ Group is 26.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.81.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPQ Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.94. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.3Community Rank: 2.4Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 2.5 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.84 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Chemicals & allied products Sub-IndustryN/A SectorBasic Materials Current SymbolNYSE:PQG Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1708035 Webwww.pqcorp.com Phone610-651-4400Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.09 Current Ratio2.66 Quick Ratio1.40Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio26.85 Forward P/E Ratio17.64 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.57 billion Price / Sales1.07 Cash Flow$2.33 per share Price / Cash Flow5.31 Book Value$13.06 per share Price / Book0.95Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.92 Net Income$79.54 million Net Margins4.13% Return on Equity6.71% Return on Assets2.74%Miscellaneous Employees3,279 Outstanding Shares136,050,000Market Cap$1.68 billion Next Earnings Date10/29/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $12.35 -0.04 (-0.32 %) (As of 08/6/2020 03:39 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive PQG News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for PQG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. PQ Group (NYSE:PQG) Frequently Asked Questions How has PQ Group's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? PQ Group's stock was trading at $9.86 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, PQG stock has increased by 24.5% and is now trading at $12.28. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of PQ Group? 7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PQ Group in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for PQ Group. When is PQ Group's next earnings date? PQ Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for PQ Group. How were PQ Group's earnings last quarter? PQ Group Holdings Inc (NYSE:PQG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 30th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.02. The company earned $359.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $354.56 million. PQ Group had a return on equity of 6.71% and a net margin of 4.13%. View PQ Group's earnings history. What guidance has PQ Group issued on next quarter's earnings? PQ Group issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.67 to $0.86 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.74. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.43 billion to $1.46 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.45 billion. What price target have analysts set for PQG? 7 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for PQ Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $11.50 to $21.00. On average, they anticipate PQ Group's share price to reach $17.30 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 40.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for PQ Group. Has PQ Group been receiving favorable news coverage? Media coverage about PQG stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. PQ Group earned a media sentiment score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about PQ Group. Are investors shorting PQ Group? PQ Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 240,600 shares, an increase of 8.0% from the June 15th total of 222,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 170,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company's shares are sold short. View PQ Group's Current Options Chain. Who are some of PQ Group's key competitors? Some companies that are related to PQ Group include Johnson Matthey (JMPLY), Ashland Global (ASH), Huntsman (HUN), KURARAY CO LTD/ADR (KURRY), Chemours (CC), Balchem (BCPC), SHOWA DENKO KK/ADR (SHWDY), Univar (UNVR), W. R. Grace & Co (GRA), Ingevity (NGVT), Innospec (IOSP), GCP Applied Technologies (GCP), Olin (OLN), Livent (LTHM) and Hawkins (HWKN). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of PQ Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other PQ Group investors own include Consolidated Edison (ED), General Electric (GE), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), KeyCorp (KEY), People's United Financial (PBCT), Ring Energy (REI), Ring Energy (REI), SCYNEXIS (SCYX), TD Ameritrade (AMTD) and Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE). Who are PQ Group's key executives? PQ Group's management team includes the following people: Mr. Belgacem Chariag, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 57)Mr. Michael C. Crews, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 52)Mr. Scott H. Randolph, Exec. VP and Group Pres of Performance Materials & Chemicals (Age 56)Mr. Paul J. Ferrall Jr., Sr. VP of Bus. Devel. (Age 62)Mr. David J. Taylor, VP & Pres of Performance Chemicals (Age 64) When did PQ Group IPO? (PQG) raised $638 million in an IPO on Friday, September 29th 2017. The company issued 29,000,000 shares at $21.00-$23.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Credit Suisse served as the underwriters for the IPO and J.P. Morgan, Jefferies, Deutsche Bank Securities, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Evercore ISI and Nomura were co-managers. What is PQ Group's stock symbol? PQ Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PQG." Who are PQ Group's major shareholders? PQ Group's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust (0.46%), Emerald Advisers LLC (0.46%), LGT Capital Partners LTD. (0.42%), Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. (0.21%), Swiss National Bank (0.07%) and First Trust Advisors LP (0.05%). Company insiders that own PQ Group stock include Belgacem Chariag, Ineos Investments Partnership, Jonny Ginns, Paul Ferrall and Ray Kolberg. View institutional ownership trends for PQ Group. Which major investors are selling PQ Group stock? PQG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Emerald Advisers LLC, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, First Trust Advisors LP, UBS Group AG, and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for PQ Group. Which major investors are buying PQ Group stock? PQG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., LGT Capital Partners LTD., Swiss National Bank, SG Americas Securities LLC, and Denali Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought PQ Group stock in the last two years include Belgacem Chariag, and Jonny Ginns. View insider buying and selling activity for PQ Group. How do I buy shares of PQ Group? Shares of PQG 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is PQ Group's stock price today? One share of PQG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.28. How big of a company is PQ Group? PQ Group has a market capitalization of $1.67 billion and generates $1.57 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $79.54 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.92 on an earnings per share basis. PQ Group employs 3,279 workers across the globe. What is PQ Group's official website? The official website for PQ Group is www.pqcorp.com. How can I contact PQ Group? PQ Group's mailing address is 300 LINDENWOOD DRIVE, MALVERN PA, 19355. The company can be reached via phone at 610-651-4400. 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