Gator Capital Management LLC Makes New $1.27 Million Investment in Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. $AXTA

Gator Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 39,426 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,274,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its position in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 103.4% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 28,021 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $905,000 after purchasing an additional 14,247 shares in the last quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec grew its position in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 16.9% during the fourth quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 17,147 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $554,000 after purchasing an additional 2,484 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its position in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 31.4% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 10,575 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $347,000 after purchasing an additional 2,527 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 36.2% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,941,250 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $224,282,000 after purchasing an additional 1,845,353 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ purchased a new position in shares of Axalta Coating Systems during the fourth quarter valued at about $485,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.28% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on AXTA. Wells Fargo & Company lowered Axalta Coating Systems from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $39.00 to $30.00 in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Axalta Coating Systems from $39.00 to $32.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 23rd. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Axalta Coating Systems from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Axalta Coating Systems from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a report on Thursday, June 4th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $44.00 price target for the company. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $34.31.

Axalta Coating Systems Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE AXTA opened at $33.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.53. The company has a market cap of $7.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.32, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.25. Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. has a 1 year low of $24.94 and a 1 year high of $35.72. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $30.69.

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $1.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.21 billion. Axalta Coating Systems had a net margin of 7.22% and a return on equity of 22.37%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.59 earnings per share. Axalta Coating Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.550-2.70 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.65 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. will post 2.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Axalta Coating Systems Profile

Axalta Coating Systems is a global leader in the development, manufacture and sale of liquid and powder coatings. The company’s product portfolio spans refinish coatings for the automotive collision repair market, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) coatings for new vehicle production, and industrial coatings including electrodeposition (E-coat) and powder coatings for a variety of sectors such as architecture, heavy equipment and general industrial applications.

Tracing its roots to the 19th century and rebranded as Axalta following its separation from DuPont Performance Coatings in 2013, the company has built a presence in more than 100 countries.