Analysts Set Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) PT at $36.13

Shares of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the eighteen ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $35.40.

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Axalta Coating Systems from $36.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Axalta Coating Systems from $45.00 to $42.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. Vertical Research cut shares of Axalta Coating Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th.

Institutional Trading of Axalta Coating Systems

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in Axalta Coating Systems by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 17,166 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $555,000 after acquiring an additional 330 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its position in Axalta Coating Systems by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 11,478 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $328,000 after acquiring an additional 464 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Axalta Coating Systems by 42.9% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,678 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 504 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its position in Axalta Coating Systems by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 7,292 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $236,000 after acquiring an additional 511 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its stake in Axalta Coating Systems by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 26,707 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $863,000 after acquiring an additional 576 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.28% of the company’s stock.

Axalta Coating Systems Stock Up 0.0%

Axalta Coating Systems stock opened at $28.86 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 1.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.59, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.33. Axalta Coating Systems has a 1-year low of $24.94 and a 1-year high of $35.72. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $30.44 and a 200-day moving average price of $30.33.

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.27 billion. Axalta Coating Systems had a return on equity of 23.60% and a net margin of 7.39%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.60 EPS. Axalta Coating Systems has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.50 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Axalta Coating Systems will post 2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Axalta Coating Systems Company Profile

Axalta Coating Systems is a global leader in the development, manufacture and sale of liquid and powder coatings. The company’s product portfolio spans refinish coatings for the automotive collision repair market, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) coatings for new vehicle production, and industrial coatings including electrodeposition (E-coat) and powder coatings for a variety of sectors such as architecture, heavy equipment and general industrial applications.

Tracing its roots to the 19th century and rebranded as Axalta following its separation from DuPont Performance Coatings in 2013, the company has built a presence in more than 100 countries.