Seaport Res Ptn Cuts Earnings Estimates for PPG Industries

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of PPG Industries in a report issued on Monday, February 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $2.29 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.58. The consensus estimate for PPG Industries’ current full-year earnings is $7.90 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PPG Industries’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.17 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.86 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.35 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.02 EPS.

PPG has been the subject of several other reports. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of PPG Industries from $128.00 to $126.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on PPG Industries from $150.00 to $135.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Mizuho lowered their price target on PPG Industries from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of PPG Industries from $144.00 to $125.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of PPG Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $140.92.

PPG Industries Stock Performance

Shares of PPG stock opened at $112.61 on Wednesday. PPG Industries has a 12 month low of $110.20 and a 12 month high of $145.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.13 billion, a PE ratio of 23.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.23. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $120.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $124.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by ($0.04). PPG Industries had a return on equity of 23.78% and a net margin of 6.41%.

Institutional Trading of PPG Industries

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PPG Industries by 21.0% during the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 2,129 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $282,000 after acquiring an additional 369 shares during the last quarter. Czech National Bank boosted its holdings in shares of PPG Industries by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 47,525 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $6,295,000 after purchasing an additional 2,674 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of PPG Industries by 9.4% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,623 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $745,000 after purchasing an additional 483 shares during the last quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in PPG Industries by 37.8% in the 3rd quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC now owns 51,861 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $6,870,000 after buying an additional 14,235 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its stake in PPG Industries by 24.7% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 11,886 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,574,000 after buying an additional 2,351 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.86% of the company’s stock.

PPG Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.68 per share. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. PPG Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 57.51%.

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.