Quaker Chemical Q1 EPS Forecast Reduced by Seaport Res Ptn

Quaker Chemical Co. (NYSE:KWR) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Quaker Chemical in a report released on Tuesday, February 25th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.71 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.79. The consensus estimate for Quaker Chemical’s current full-year earnings is $7.75 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Quaker Chemical’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.03 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.89 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.21 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.49 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.39 EPS.

Quaker Chemical (NYSE:KWR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 24th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by ($0.29). Quaker Chemical had a return on equity of 10.10% and a net margin of 6.58%. The company had revenue of $444.09 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $430.47 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.78 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on KWR. Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $170.00 target price (down from $200.00) on shares of Quaker Chemical in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com downgraded Quaker Chemical from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on Quaker Chemical from $190.00 to $182.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on Quaker Chemical from $172.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday.

Quaker Chemical Stock Performance

Shares of KWR opened at $138.26 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a current ratio of 2.54. Quaker Chemical has a 1 year low of $124.66 and a 1 year high of $207.83. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $138.22 and a 200-day moving average of $153.74. The company has a market cap of $2.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.39.

Quaker Chemical Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be issued a $0.485 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 16th. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.40%. Quaker Chemical’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.45%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Quaker Chemical

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Quaker Chemical in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,978,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Quaker Chemical by 19.2% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 759,233 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $106,870,000 after buying an additional 122,494 shares during the period. Royce & Associates LP lifted its stake in Quaker Chemical by 27.8% during the fourth quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 555,219 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $78,153,000 after buying an additional 120,916 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Quaker Chemical in the fourth quarter worth about $13,399,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in shares of Quaker Chemical by 92.3% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 187,715 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $26,423,000 after acquiring an additional 90,078 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.46% of the company’s stock.

About Quaker Chemical

Quaker Chemical Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and markets various formulated specialty chemical products for a range of heavy industrial and manufacturing applications in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die-cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids, and surface treatment chemicals.