PPG Industries Q3 EPS Forecast Decreased by Seaport Res Ptn

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of PPG Industries in a research note issued on Friday, October 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will earn $2.11 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.13. The consensus estimate for PPG Industries’ current full-year earnings is $7.95 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PPG Industries’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.86 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.59 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on PPG. Citigroup cut their price target on PPG Industries from $124.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on PPG Industries from $115.00 to $117.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PPG Industries in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Mizuho cut their target price on PPG Industries from $135.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, UBS Group cut their target price on PPG Industries from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 6th. One equities research 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $125.00.

PPG Industries Stock Performance

PPG Industries stock opened at $104.49 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The company has a market capitalization of $23.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.69, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.16. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $107.32 and its 200 day moving average is $108.78. PPG Industries has a twelve month low of $90.24 and a twelve month high of $130.05.

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $2.22. The company had revenue of $4.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.16 billion. PPG Industries had a return on equity of 23.85% and a net margin of 6.25%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.50 EPS. PPG Industries has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.750-8.050 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PPG Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PPG Industries by 127.6% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 223 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. Cheviot Value Management LLC bought a new position in shares of PPG Industries during the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of PPG Industries during the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Gladwyn Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of PPG Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PPG Industries by 100.7% during the 2nd quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 273 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the period. 81.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

PPG Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.71 per share. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.