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 research analysts have also recently weighed in on PPG. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $155.00 target price (down previously from $160.00) on shares of PPG Industries in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on PPG Industries from $138.00 to $136.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. KeyCorp lowered PPG Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. StockNews.com lowered shares of PPG Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped 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 note on Friday, October 18th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, PPG Industries has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $149.23.

PPG Industries Price Performance

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

PPG Industries Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Anne M. Foulkes sold 1,985 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.80, for a total transaction of $249,713.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 13,454 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,692,513.20. This represents a 12.86 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.55% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

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.