Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for AXTA

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $0.54 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.48. The consensus estimate for Axalta Coating Systems’ current full-year earnings is $2.15 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Axalta Coating Systems’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.54 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.88 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on Axalta Coating Systems from $44.00 to $42.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Citigroup cut Axalta Coating Systems from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $45.00 to $41.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Axalta Coating Systems from $44.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded Axalta Coating Systems from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $41.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, January 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $43.08.

Axalta Coating Systems Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AXTA opened at $38.09 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.74, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.46. The business has a 50-day moving average of $36.46 and a 200-day moving average of $36.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 1.42. Axalta Coating Systems has a fifty-two week low of $30.40 and a fifty-two week high of $41.65.

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.31 billion. Axalta Coating Systems had a return on equity of 24.92% and a net margin of 6.22%. Axalta Coating Systems’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.43 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC raised its position in Axalta Coating Systems by 116.3% during the fourth quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 824 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 443 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC acquired a new position in shares of Axalta Coating Systems in the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Axalta Coating Systems by 35.2% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,021 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp acquired a new stake in Axalta Coating Systems during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Axalta Coating Systems by 60.7% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,318 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 498 shares during the last quarter. 98.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Axalta Coating Systems Company Profile

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes high-performance coatings systems in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through two segments, Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings.