PPG Industries Q4 EPS Forecast Lowered by Zacks Research

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) – Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PPG Industries in a note issued to investors on Friday, November 7th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $1.59 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.76. The consensus estimate for PPG Industries’ current full-year earnings is $7.95 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PPG Industries’ Q2 2026 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.09 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.91 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $2.59 EPS.

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $4.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.06 billion. PPG Industries had a net margin of 6.35% and a return on equity of 24.17%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.13 EPS. PPG Industries has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.600-7.700 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Bank of America reduced their target price on shares of PPG Industries from $131.00 to $129.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of PPG Industries from $135.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on PPG Industries from $132.00 to $130.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on PPG Industries from $115.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded PPG Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $112.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $124.30.

PPG Industries Stock Performance

PPG Industries stock opened at $96.24 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $104.01 and a 200-day moving average of $108.93. The company has a market capitalization of $21.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.19. PPG Industries has a 1 year low of $90.24 and a 1 year high of $130.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.04.

Institutional Trading of PPG Industries

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of PPG. Wealth Alliance LLC bought a new position in PPG Industries during the third quarter worth $436,000. NewEdge Wealth LLC bought a new stake in PPG Industries in the third quarter valued at $405,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of PPG Industries by 72.4% during the third quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 1,747,664 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $183,697,000 after purchasing an additional 733,660 shares during the period. MJP Associates Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of PPG Industries by 11.8% during the 3rd quarter. MJP Associates Inc. ADV now owns 6,783 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $713,000 after purchasing an additional 714 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of PPG Industries by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 11,516 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,210,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 81.86% of the company’s stock.

PPG Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.71 per share. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 10th. PPG Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 64.40%.

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.