KWR 📈 Quaker Chemical - Overview

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US7473161070

KWR: Industrial Chemicals, Lubricants, Cleaning Fluids, Corrosion Inhibitors, Greases

Quaker Chemical Corporation, doing business as Quaker Houghton, provides industrial process fluids for steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, offshore, can, mining, and metalworking companies worldwide. The company, together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and markets various formulated specialty chemical products and offers chemical management services for various heavy industrial and manufacturing applications. It offers metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids, and surface treatment chemicals. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Web URL: https://home.quakerhoughton.com

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KWR Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 2,717m
Sector Basic Materials
Industry Specialty Chemicals
GiC Sub-Industry Specialty Chemicals
IPO / Inception 1985-11-01

KWR Stock Ratings

Growth 5y -26.3%
Fundamental 33.0%
Dividend 55.1%
Rel. Strength Industry -1247
Analysts 4.17/5
Fair Price Momentum 118.87 USD
Fair Price DCF 302.63 USD

KWR Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 1.33%
Yield on Cost 5y 1.19%
Annual Growth 5y 3.11%
Payout Consistency 99.7%

KWR Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m -46.8%
Growth Correlation 12m -89.8%
Growth Correlation 5y -18.6%
CAGR 5y -2.23%
CAGR/Mean DD 5y -0.08
Sharpe Ratio 12m -1.46
Alpha -68.34
Beta 1.36
Volatility 33.93%
Current Volume 511.1k
Average Volume 20d 146.7k
What is the price of KWR stocks?
As of December 21, 2024, the stock is trading at USD 138.61 with a total of 511,088 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -9.25%, over one month by -15.96%, over three months by -16.10% and over the past year by -34.11%.
Is Quaker Chemical a good stock to buy?
Neither. Based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Quaker Chemical is currently (December 2024) neither a good nor a bad stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 33.02 and therefor a neutral outlook according to the companies health.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of KWR as of December 2024 is 118.87. This means that KWR is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -14.24%.
Is KWR a buy, sell or hold?
Quaker Chemical has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.17. Therefor, it is recommend to buy KWR.
  • Strong Buy: 2
  • Buy: 3
  • Hold: 1
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecast for KWR stock price target?
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, KWR Quaker Chemical will be worth about 131.5 in December 2025. The stock is currently trading at 138.61. This means that the stock has a potential downside of -5.12%.
Issuer Forecast Upside
Wallstreet Target Price 190.5 37.4%
Analysts Target Price 231.5 67%
ValueRay Target Price 131.5 -5.1%