Quaker Chemical Corporation

NYSE:KWR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.9b

Quaker Chemical Valuation

Is KWR undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of KWR when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: KWR ($162.54) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($281.37)

Significantly Below Fair Value: KWR is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KWR?

Key metric: As KWR is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KWR. This is calculated by dividing KWR's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KWR's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio23.7x
EarningsUS$122.21m
Market CapUS$2.94b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does KWR's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for KWR vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average23.8x
SXT Sensient Technologies
37.8x20.2%US$3.3b
IOSP Innospec
20.8x6.9%US$3.0b
MTX Minerals Technologies
17.7x23.1%US$2.7b
ASH Ashland
18.9x5.0%US$3.7b
KWR Quaker Chemical
23.7x18.3%US$2.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KWR is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.7x) compared to the peer average (23.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KWR's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Chemicals Industry?

7 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FFHL Fuwei Films (Holdings)
2.8xn/aUS$27.11m
BSLK Bolt Projects Holdings
0.07xn/aUS$11.50m
BON Bon Natural Life
2.7xn/aUS$6.23m
TANH Tantech Holdings
0.2xn/aUS$1.26m
KWR 23.7xIndustry Avg. 22.8xNo. of Companies8PE01224364860+
7 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KWR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.7x) compared to the US Chemicals industry average (22.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KWR's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

KWR PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio23.7x
Fair PE Ratio19.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KWR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.2x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst KWR forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$162.54
US$190.50
+17.2%
7.0%US$205.00US$171.00n/a6
Nov ’25US$161.09
US$194.00
+20.4%
7.4%US$220.00US$179.00n/a6
Oct ’25US$163.31
US$199.00
+21.9%
7.8%US$220.00US$179.00n/a6
Sep ’25US$169.27
US$204.00
+20.5%
8.2%US$220.00US$179.00n/a6
Aug ’25US$177.98
US$219.50
+23.3%
7.7%US$240.00US$185.00n/a6
Jul ’25US$168.86
US$220.00
+30.3%
7.7%US$240.00US$185.00n/a6
Jun ’25US$181.35
US$232.00
+27.9%
9.2%US$280.00US$209.00n/a7
May ’25US$187.51
US$236.00
+25.9%
8.5%US$279.00US$222.00n/a6
Apr ’25US$202.79
US$236.00
+16.4%
8.5%US$279.00US$222.00n/a6
Mar ’25US$198.07
US$232.17
+17.2%
11.3%US$279.00US$200.00n/a6
Feb ’25US$192.56
US$227.17
+18.0%
8.2%US$249.00US$200.00n/a6
Jan ’25US$213.42
US$219.67
+2.9%
8.6%US$249.00US$200.00n/a6
Dec ’24US$184.04
US$215.00
+16.8%
11.1%US$249.00US$181.00n/a6
Nov ’24US$142.73
US$231.50
+62.2%
5.0%US$252.00US$220.00US$161.096
Oct ’24US$160.00
US$231.50
+44.7%
5.0%US$252.00US$220.00US$163.316
Sep ’24US$179.57
US$231.50
+28.9%
5.0%US$252.00US$220.00US$169.276
Aug ’24US$204.79
US$229.50
+12.1%
5.5%US$250.00US$210.00US$177.986
Jul ’24US$194.90
US$229.50
+17.8%
5.5%US$250.00US$210.00US$168.866
Jun ’24US$193.24
US$229.50
+18.8%
5.5%US$250.00US$210.00US$181.356
May ’24US$185.66
US$207.60
+11.8%
5.0%US$220.00US$195.00US$187.515
Apr ’24US$197.95
US$207.60
+4.9%
5.0%US$220.00US$195.00US$202.795
Mar ’24US$198.39
US$207.60
+4.6%
5.0%US$220.00US$195.00US$198.075
Feb ’24US$203.13
US$199.80
-1.6%
7.6%US$220.00US$173.00US$192.565
Jan ’24US$166.90
US$192.60
+15.4%
5.5%US$200.00US$173.00US$213.425
Dec ’23US$191.41
US$192.60
+0.6%
5.5%US$200.00US$173.00US$184.045
Nov ’23US$159.65
US$183.20
+14.8%
12.5%US$200.00US$140.00US$142.735

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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