The shares carry a low forward multiple and strong cash conversion, but have run to within pennies of resistance with a risk/reward ratio of 0.09-to-1 — the earnings beat record is real, yet the geometry of the trade no longer supports new entry at current levels.
Thesis pillars
- Valuation Discount On Peg↑Improving
- Earnings Beat Discipline→Stable
- Superior Free Cash Conversion→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (AXTA) Stock Analysis
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Sell if holding. At $34.16, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 3.6%; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1.
Axalta Coating Systems manufactures high-performance coatings across two segments: Performance Coatings (automotive refinish and industrial) serving approximately 96,000 body shops in more than 140 countries, and Mobility Coatings supplying nine of the top ten global automotive... Read more
Sell if holding. At $34.16, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 3.6%; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 44d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-09-14Recent Developments — Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
Latest news
- NEWS AXTA Maintained by Baird -- Price Target Raised to $37.00 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus neutral
- NEWS Is Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) Stock Outpacing Its Basic Materials Peers This Year? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS Is Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) Stock Outpacing Its Basic Materials Peers This Year? - finance.yahoo.com — finance.yahoo.com neutral
- NEWS Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (AXTA) Q2 Earnings: EPS Misses at $0. - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
- NEWS AXTA Looks 1.0% Overvalued on GF Value™ as Q3 Revenue Guidance F - GuruFocus — GuruFocus neutral
Generated 2026-09-14T06:49:14Z.
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- MEDIUMCustomertop ten Mobility Coatings customers61%10-K Item 1: 'Our top ten customers accounted for approximately 61% of our Mobility Coatings net sales during the year ended December 31, 2025.'
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Sell if holding. At $34.16, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 3.6%; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $32.83. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $35.40 (+3.6% upside). Prior stop was $32.83. Stop-loss: $32.83.
Thin upside margin: 3.6%; Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5.
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. trades at a P/E of 21.0 (forward 11.9). TrendMatrix value score: 7.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
22 analysts cover AXTA with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $39.
What does Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. do?Axalta Coating Systems manufactures high-performance coatings across two segments: Performance Coatings (automotive...
Axalta Coating Systems manufactures high-performance coatings across two segments: Performance Coatings (automotive refinish and industrial) serving approximately 96,000 body shops in more than 140 countries, and Mobility Coatings supplying nine of the top ten global automotive OEMs at over 200 assembly plants worldwide. In November 2025, Axalta entered a Merger Agreement with AkzoNobel N.V. for an all-stock combination.