Quaker Houghton (KWR) Stock Analysis
Momentum Cont setup
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $147.34 — A.R:R 0.0:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations.
Quaker Houghton provides industrial process fluids and chemical management services globally, operating in three segments—Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific—serving steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, and other heavy industrial manufacturers in over 25 countries. Revenue is... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $147.34 — A.R:R 0.0:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations. Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 52, MACD bullish. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 45d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — Quaker Houghton
Latest news
- NEWS Is Quaker Houghton (KWR) a Bargain After 3.6% Drop? GF Value Says Undervalued - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS Quaker Chemical (KWR) Q1 2026 Preview: EPS Est. $1.62, Reports May 1 - AlphaStreet — AlphaStreet neutral
- NEWS Quaker Chemical Corp stock (US7473041019): Why Google Discover changes matter more now - AD HOC NEWS — AD HOC NEWS neutral
- NEWS Earnings Flash (KWR) Quaker Houghton Posts Q1 Adjusted EPS $1.63 per Share, vs. FactSet Est of $1.62 - marketscreener.co — marketscreener.com positive
- NEWS Quaker Chemical (KWR) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicnon-U.S. operations10-K Item 1A: 'sales by our non-U.S. subsidiaries accounted for approximately 63% to 67% of our consolidated net sales'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-12Item 5.02MEDIUMJeffrey Fleck, SVP Chief Global Operations Officer, departed effective March 9, 2026. Involuntary termination without cause per employment agreement. No successor named.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $147.34 — A.R:R 0.0:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations. Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 52, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $136.98. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $147.78 (+0.3% upside). Prior stop was $136.98. Stop-loss: $136.98.
Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Quaker Houghton trades at a P/E of 555.6 (forward 16.5). TrendMatrix value score: 7.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover KWR with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $170.
What does Quaker Houghton do?Quaker Houghton provides industrial process fluids and chemical management services globally, operating in three...
Quaker Houghton provides industrial process fluids and chemical management services globally, operating in three segments—Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific—serving steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, and other heavy industrial manufacturers in over 25 countries. Revenue is generated through direct sales employees and its FluidcareTM programs, with top five customers accounting for ~11% of consolidated net sales in 2025.