Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) Receives $36.56 Average PT from Analysts

Shares of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the nineteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and seven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $36.5625.

AXTA has been the topic of several analyst reports. Mizuho set a $39.00 price objective on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Vertical Research downgraded Axalta Coating Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on Axalta Coating Systems from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Axalta Coating Systems

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Covestor Ltd boosted its position in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 197.7% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 908 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 603 shares in the last quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC bought a new position in Axalta Coating Systems during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in Axalta Coating Systems during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Axalta Coating Systems in the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Axalta Coating Systems in the second quarter worth about $37,000. Institutional investors own 98.28% of the company’s stock.

Axalta Coating Systems Price Performance

Axalta Coating Systems stock opened at $34.49 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $33.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $30.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33. The stock has a market cap of $7.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.29. Axalta Coating Systems has a 12-month low of $26.28 and a 12-month high of $37.50.

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.27 billion. Axalta Coating Systems had a net margin of 7.39% and a return on equity of 23.60%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.60 earnings per share. Axalta Coating Systems has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.50 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Axalta Coating Systems will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

About Axalta Coating Systems

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.