Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) Releases 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 FY25 guidance to $2.50-2.60 EPS.

Axalta Coating Systems Stock Performance

AXTA traded down $0.20 on Wednesday, reaching $37.81. The stock had a trading volume of 532,651 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,735,427. Axalta Coating Systems has a 12-month low of $30.40 and a 12-month high of $41.65. The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80. The company has a market cap of $8.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.46. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $36.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.39.

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.09. Axalta Coating Systems had a net margin of 6.22% and a return on equity of 24.92%. The company had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.31 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.43 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that Axalta Coating Systems will post 2.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on AXTA shares. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Axalta Coating Systems from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of Axalta Coating Systems from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on shares of Axalta Coating Systems from $44.00 to $42.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Evercore ISI began coverage on Axalta Coating Systems in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $47.00 price target for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Axalta Coating Systems currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $43.08.

Axalta Coating Systems Company Profile

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.