Quaker Chemical Q2 EPS Estimate Increased by Seaport Res Ptn

Quaker Chemical Co. (NYSE:KWR) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Quaker Chemical in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $2.02 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.99. The consensus estimate for Quaker Chemical’s current full-year earnings is $7.75 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Quaker Chemical’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.13 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.51 EPS.

Quaker Chemical (NYSE:KWR) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by ($0.29). The firm had revenue of $444.09 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $430.47 million. Quaker Chemical had a net margin of 6.58% and a return on equity of 10.10%. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.78 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on KWR. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of Quaker Chemical from $190.00 to $182.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on Quaker Chemical from $172.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Piper Sandler reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $170.00 target price (down from $200.00) on shares of Quaker Chemical in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Quaker Chemical from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday.

Quaker Chemical Price Performance

KWR stock opened at $139.30 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $138.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $153.64. The company has a market capitalization of $2.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.43, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.39. Quaker Chemical has a twelve month low of $124.66 and a twelve month high of $207.83. The company has a current ratio of 2.54, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of KWR. Bridge City Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Quaker Chemical by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Bridge City Capital LLC now owns 16,107 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,267,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Quaker Chemical by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,512 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $213,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Quaker Chemical by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 9,013 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,269,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Quaker Chemical by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,439 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $343,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Quaker Chemical by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 13,001 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $2,191,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.46% of the company’s stock.

Quaker Chemical Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be issued a $0.485 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 16th. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.39%. Quaker Chemical’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.45%.

About Quaker Chemical

Quaker Chemical Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and markets various formulated specialty chemical products for a range of heavy industrial and manufacturing applications in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die-cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids, and surface treatment chemicals.