PPG Industries Q1 EPS Forecast Lowered by Seaport Res Ptn

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of PPG Industries in a report released on Monday, February 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $1.54 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.84. The consensus estimate for PPG Industries’ current full-year earnings is $7.90 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PPG Industries’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.87 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.76 EPS.

PPG has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Mizuho dropped their price objective on PPG Industries from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on shares of PPG Industries from $128.00 to $120.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Citigroup reduced 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 Wednesday, December 18th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $155.00 price objective (down from $160.00) on shares of PPG Industries in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on shares of PPG Industries from $144.00 to $125.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $140.92.

PPG Industries Price Performance

PPG stock opened at $112.61 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $26.13 billion, a PE ratio of 23.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $120.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $124.07. PPG Industries has a 12 month low of $110.20 and a 12 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.

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.61 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Plato Investment Management Ltd lifted its stake in shares of PPG Industries by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 24,191 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,900,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in PPG Industries by 25.8% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,961 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $234,000 after purchasing an additional 402 shares in the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of PPG Industries by 114.7% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,325 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $158,000 after buying an additional 708 shares during the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PPG Industries during the fourth quarter valued at about $134,000. Finally, Bridges Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of PPG Industries by 107.1% during the 4th quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 13,502 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,613,000 after acquiring an additional 6,982 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.86% of the company’s stock.

PPG Industries Announces Dividend

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