Zacks Research Weighs in on PPG Industries Q1 Earnings

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) – Analysts at Zacks Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PPG Industries in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department expects that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.84 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for PPG Industries’ current full-year earnings is $8.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PPG Industries’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.34 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.82 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.39 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.43 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.28 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of PPG Industries from $155.00 to $145.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of PPG Industries from $138.00 to $136.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. StockNews.com downgraded PPG Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. KeyCorp lowered PPG Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price target on PPG Industries from $150.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $149.23.

PPG Industries Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of PPG Industries stock opened at $123.07 on Monday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $121.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $124.64. The firm has a market cap of $28.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.24. PPG Industries has a fifty-two week low of $113.00 and a fifty-two week high of $145.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PPG Industries

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of PPG Industries in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of PPG Industries by 465.1% in the third quarter. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 243 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new stake in shares of PPG Industries during the 3rd quarter worth $34,000. Albion Financial Group UT bought a new stake in shares of PPG Industries during the 4th quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Hara Capital LLC bought a new position in PPG Industries in the 3rd quarter worth $40,000. 81.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at PPG Industries

In related news, VP Anne M. Foulkes sold 1,985 shares of PPG Industries stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.80, for a total value of $249,713.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 13,454 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,692,513.20. The trade was a 12.86 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.55% of the company’s stock.

PPG Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be given a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. PPG Industries’s payout ratio is currently 43.11%.

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.