Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for PPG Industries

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of PPG Industries in a report released on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $2.23 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.24. The consensus estimate for PPG Industries’ current full-year earnings is $7.95 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PPG Industries’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.78 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.87 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.27 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.54 EPS.

PPG has been the subject of a number of other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on PPG Industries from $153.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Citigroup reduced their target price on PPG Industries from $150.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Seaport Res Ptn lowered PPG Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group reduced their target price on PPG Industries from $128.00 to $126.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on PPG Industries from $128.00 to $120.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $138.15.

PPG Industries Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of PPG opened at $115.47 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $116.82 and a 200 day moving average of $122.77. PPG Industries has a fifty-two week low of $109.15 and a fifty-two week high of $145.61. The firm has a market cap of $26.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.58.

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.61 earnings per share 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%.

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 given a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.36%. PPG Industries’s payout ratio is 57.51%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Timothy M. Knavish sold 4,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.35, for a total value of $568,080.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 35,833 shares in the company, valued at $4,240,835.55. The trade was a 11.81 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.55% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of PPG Industries

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC lifted its position in PPG Industries by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC now owns 8,344 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,105,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC lifted its position in PPG Industries by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 2,666 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $319,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC lifted its position in PPG Industries by 25.3% in the fourth quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 456 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment lifted its position in PPG Industries by 1.2% in the third quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 7,750 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,027,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its position in PPG Industries by 28.3% in the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 431 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.86% of the company’s stock.

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.