Zacks Research Forecasts PPG Industries Q1 Earnings

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) – Research analysts at Zacks Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for PPG Industries in a report issued on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department expects that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.84 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for PPG Industries’ current full-year earnings is $8.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PPG Industries’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.34 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.82 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.39 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.43 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.28 EPS.

PPG has been the topic of several other reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on shares of PPG Industries from $150.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. KeyCorp cut PPG Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Citigroup decreased their target price on PPG Industries from $150.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on PPG Industries from $138.00 to $136.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Mizuho reduced their price objective on PPG Industries from $160.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $149.23.

PPG Industries Stock Down 0.6 %

PPG stock opened at $122.75 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $121.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $124.70. PPG Industries has a twelve month low of $113.00 and a twelve month high of $145.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The stock has a market cap of $28.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.45, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.24.

PPG Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.68 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.22%. PPG Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.11%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Anne M. Foulkes sold 1,985 shares of PPG Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.80, for a total value of $249,713.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 13,454 shares in the company, valued at $1,692,513.20. The trade was a 12.86 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.55% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PPG Industries

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in shares of PPG Industries by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 61,957 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $7,800,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its position in PPG Industries by 73.3% during the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 9,038 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,138,000 after buying an additional 3,824 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP increased its holdings in PPG Industries by 42.6% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 59,661 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $7,511,000 after buying an additional 17,828 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of PPG Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $93,000. Finally, APG Asset Management N.V. boosted its stake in shares of PPG Industries by 195.0% during the 2nd quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 27,535 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $3,234,000 after acquiring an additional 18,200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.86% of the company’s stock.

PPG Industries Company Profile

PPG Industries, Inc manufactures and distributes paints, coatings, and specialty materials in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through two segments, Performance Coatings and Industrial Coatings. The Performance Coatings segment offers coatings, solvents, adhesives, sealants, sundries, and software for automotive and commercial transport/fleet repair and refurbishing, light industrial coatings, and specialty coatings for signs; wood stains; paints, thermoplastics, pavement marking products, and other advanced technologies for pavement marking for government, commercial infrastructure, painting, and maintenance contractors; and coatings, sealants, transparencies, transparent armor, adhesives, engineered materials, and packaging and chemical management services for commercial, military, regional jet, and general aviation aircraft.