What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for AXTA Q1 Earnings?

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Axalta Coating Systems in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will earn $0.54 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate 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.

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) last issued 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.31 billion. Axalta Coating Systems had a net margin of 6.22% and a return on equity of 24.92%. The company’s revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.43 earnings per share.

AXTA has been the topic of a number of other reports. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Axalta Coating Systems from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Citigroup downgraded shares of Axalta Coating Systems from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $45.00 to $41.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of Axalta Coating Systems from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Axalta Coating Systems from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $41.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $43.08.

Axalta Coating Systems Price Performance

Shares of AXTA opened at $37.21 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.11 billion, a PE ratio of 25.14, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.46. The company’s 50-day moving average is $36.42 and its 200-day moving average is $36.41. Axalta Coating Systems has a fifty-two week low of $30.40 and a fifty-two week high of $41.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 1.42.

Institutional Trading of Axalta Coating Systems

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Creative Planning grew its position in Axalta Coating Systems by 45.7% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 8,551 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $292,000 after purchasing an additional 2,682 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 41.6% in the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 55,974 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,913,000 after buying an additional 16,438 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Axalta Coating Systems in the 2nd quarter worth about $540,000. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its holdings in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 26.9% in the 3rd quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 57,500 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,081,000 after buying an additional 12,200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 56.0% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,210 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 793 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.28% of the company’s stock.

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.