Capital One Financial Has Positive View of GTLS Q1 Earnings

Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE:GTLS) – Capital One Financial upped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Chart Industries in a report released on Monday, March 3rd. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $2.84 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.77. The consensus estimate for Chart Industries’ current full-year earnings is $9.02 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Chart Industries’ Q2 2026 earnings at $3.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.81 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.32 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Chart Industries from $146.00 to $145.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 4th. BTIG Research upped their target price on shares of Chart Industries from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Chart Industries from $138.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Chart Industries from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Raymond James restated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $190.00 target price on shares of Chart Industries in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $192.54.

Chart Industries Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GTLS opened at $163.97 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $199.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $164.01. Chart Industries has a 1 year low of $101.60 and a 1 year high of $220.03. The stock has a market cap of $7.02 billion, a PE ratio of 47.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.84.

Chart Industries (NYSE:GTLS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 28th. The industrial products company reported $2.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.20 by ($0.54). The firm had revenue of $1.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.17 billion. Chart Industries had a return on equity of 13.25% and a net margin of 4.30%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.25 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Chart Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Capital Analysts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Chart Industries in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Chart Industries by 129.6% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 163 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in Chart Industries in the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000. Fairway Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Chart Industries in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Chart Industries by 56.0% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 181 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period.

Chart Industries Company Profile

Chart Industries, Inc engages in the designing, engineering, and manufacturing of process technologies and equipment for the gas and liquid molecules in the United States and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Cryo Tank Solutions, Heat Transfer Systems, Specialty Products, and Repair, Service & Leasing.