Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.28 EPS

Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQMGet Free Report) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The basic materials company reported $2.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.03 by $0.28, reports. The business had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.24 billion. Sociedad Quimica y Minera had a net margin of 15.38% and a return on equity of 11.99%. The company’s revenue was up 136.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.79 earnings per share.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera Trading Up 2.1%

NYSE:SQM traded up $1.57 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $76.05. 770,459 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,259,512. Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a one year low of $40.58 and a one year high of $98.00. The company has a current ratio of 2.76, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $77.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.20 and a beta of 0.98.

Institutional Trading of Sociedad Quimica y Minera

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Compound Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in Sociedad Quimica y Minera in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,001,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in Sociedad Quimica y Minera in the fourth quarter worth $60,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp purchased a new position in shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera in the fourth quarter worth $1,553,000. XTX Topco Ltd raised its stake in Sociedad Quimica y Minera by 190.2% during the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 28,722 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,976,000 after buying an additional 18,825 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera during the 4th quarter valued at $828,000. 12.41% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on SQM. Wall Street Zen downgraded Sociedad Quimica y Minera from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera from $105.00 to $93.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. CLSA raised shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera from $105.00 to $98.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $73.58.

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About Sociedad Quimica y Minera

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Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile SA (NYSE: SQM) is a leading global producer of specialty chemicals and minerals headquartered in Santiago, Chile. The company focuses on the extraction and processing of key inputs for the agricultural, industrial and high‐tech sectors. Its core business activities include the mining of lithium, potassium and iodine, as well as the manufacture of value‐added products derived from these raw materials.

SQM’s product portfolio spans lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide used in electric vehicle batteries and energy storage systems; potassium chloride and potassium nitrate fertilizers designed for precision agriculture; and iodine and its derivatives for pharmaceutical, food and electronics applications.

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