Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.500-2.600 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.350. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.4 billion-$5.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.4 billion. Axalta Coating Systems also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.540-0.540 EPS.

Axalta Coating Systems Stock Performance

Shares of Axalta Coating Systems stock traded up $2.98 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $38.09. 1,485,284 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,631,387. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $36.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 1.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.65, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.46. Axalta Coating Systems has a 12-month low of $30.40 and a 12-month high of $41.65.

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.08. Axalta Coating Systems had a return on equity of 24.92% and a net margin of 6.22%. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.43 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Axalta Coating Systems will post 2.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on AXTA. Wolfe Research raised shares of Axalta Coating Systems from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $41.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, January 17th. Barclays raised their target price on Axalta Coating Systems from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Axalta Coating Systems from $44.00 to $42.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Evercore ISI began coverage on Axalta Coating Systems in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $47.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on Axalta Coating Systems from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Axalta Coating Systems presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $43.00.

About Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes high-performance coatings systems in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through two segments, Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings.