What is KeyCorp’s Estimate for PPG Industries Q1 Earnings?

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) – Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for PPG Industries in a research note issued on Sunday, April 13th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.60 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for PPG Industries’ current full-year earnings is $7.95 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for PPG Industries’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.34 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. StockNews.com downgraded PPG Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on PPG Industries from $128.00 to $120.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of PPG Industries from $128.00 to $126.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $126.00 price target (down from $143.00) on shares of PPG Industries in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays reissued an “equal weight” rating on shares of PPG Industries in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $132.31.

PPG Industries Price Performance

NYSE PPG opened at $100.00 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.14, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.16. 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 business’s fifty day moving average price is $109.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $118.25. PPG Industries has a 1-year low of $90.24 and a 1-year high of $137.24.

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

PPG Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.68 per share. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.72%. PPG Industries’s payout ratio is 57.51%.

Insider Activity at PPG Industries

In other news, CEO Timothy M. Knavish sold 4,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.35, for a total value of $568,080.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 35,833 shares in the company, 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. Company insiders own 0.33% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of PPG Industries

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in PPG Industries by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 29,369,691 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $3,508,210,000 after acquiring an additional 756,937 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of PPG Industries by 17.7% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 10,567,051 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,262,234,000 after purchasing an additional 1,590,041 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of PPG Industries by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,546,472 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $660,752,000 after acquiring an additional 93,455 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of PPG Industries by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,726,630 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $564,596,000 after buying an additional 271,699 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its holdings in PPG Industries by 482.2% in the 4th quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 4,337,649 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $518,132,000 after acquiring an additional 3,592,655 shares during the last quarter. 81.86% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About PPG Industries

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.