Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) Receives $36.56 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nineteen research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $36.5625.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Axalta Coating Systems from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $36.00 price target on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Vertical Research cut shares of Axalta Coating Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Axalta Coating Systems from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of Axalta Coating Systems in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th.

Institutional Trading of Axalta Coating Systems

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Covestor Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 197.7% during the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 908 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 603 shares in the last quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Axalta Coating Systems in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in Axalta Coating Systems in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Axalta Coating Systems in the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc lifted its stake in shares of Axalta Coating Systems by 65.9% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,453 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 577 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.28% of the company’s stock.

Axalta Coating Systems Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of AXTA stock opened at $27.96 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.07, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $32.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.82. Axalta Coating Systems has a twelve month low of $26.28 and a twelve month high of $35.72.

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