Zacks Research Predicts Lower Earnings for PPG Industries

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PPG Industries in a report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $2.30 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.39. The consensus estimate for PPG Industries’ current full-year earnings is $7.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PPG Industries’ Q2 2026 earnings at $2.77 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group lowered their target price on PPG Industries from $128.00 to $126.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 31st. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on PPG Industries from $128.00 to $120.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Mizuho lowered their target price on PPG Industries from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Citigroup lowered their target price on PPG Industries from $150.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, KeyCorp downgraded PPG Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $138.15.

PPG Industries Trading Up 1.3 %

PPG Industries stock opened at $119.26 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. PPG Industries has a one year low of $110.20 and a one year high of $145.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.67 billion, a PE ratio of 25.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.23. The business’s fifty day moving average is $118.84 and its 200 day moving average is $123.36.

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.61 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.65 by ($0.04). PPG Industries had a net margin of 6.41% and a return on equity of 23.78%.

Institutional Trading of PPG Industries

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PPG. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its stake in PPG Industries by 156.1% during the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,160 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $154,000 after purchasing an additional 707 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its stake in PPG Industries by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 3,426 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $454,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares during the period. Good Life Advisors LLC grew its holdings in PPG Industries by 6.2% during the 3rd quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC now owns 2,461 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $326,000 after buying an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd grew its holdings in PPG Industries by 11.4% during the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 25,871 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $3,427,000 after buying an additional 2,652 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in PPG Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $268,000. Institutional investors own 81.86% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at PPG Industries

In related news, CEO Timothy M. Knavish sold 4,800 shares of PPG Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $118.35, for a total transaction of $568,080.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 35,833 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,240,835.55. This trade represents a 11.81 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.55% of the company’s stock.

PPG Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.28%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. PPG Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 57.51%.

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.