Axalta Coating Systems Ltd [AXTA] stock prices are up 2.45% to $34.28 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AXTA shares have gain 2.21% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.46%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 21, March 2024, Robert McLaughlin to Retire from Axalta Board of Directors. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global coatings company, today announced that Robert M. McLaughlin has decided that he will retire from Axalta’s Board of Directors and will not stand for re-election at Axalta’s 2024 Annual General Meeting of Members (the “AGM”). Mr. McLaughlin has been a member of Axalta’s Board since 2014 and currently serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. McLaughlin will continue to serve as a member of the Board until the AGM.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral on January 08, 2024, and elevated its price target to $36. On June 14, 2023, Citigroup initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $37 on the stock. RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to a Outperform and increased its price target to $36 on February 17, 2023. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $40 on January 30, 2023. Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on January 30, 2023, and upped its price target to $35.19. In a note dated October 28, 2022, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $27.
The stock price of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd [AXTA] has been fluctuating between $25.03 and $34.45 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $32.55 within the next 12 months. Axalta Coating Systems Ltd [NYSE: AXTA] shares were valued at $34.28 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -5.05% based on the average AXTA price forecast.
Analyzing the AXTA fundamentals
The Axalta Coating Systems Ltd [NYSE:AXTA] reported sales of 5.18B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 4.90%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.31% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.1. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.05.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 33.90 points at the first support level, and at 33.51 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 34.48, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 34.67.
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd [AXTA] reported earnings per share of $0.43 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.44/share, meaning a difference of -$0.01 and a surprise factor of -2.30%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $0.45 per share as compared to estimates of $0.38 per share, a difference of $0.07 representing a surprise of 18.40%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Axalta Coating Systems Ltd [NYSE:AXTA]’s Current Ratio is 1.98. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.46, while the Cash Ratio is 0.49. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.46, the price to book ratio is 4.37 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.43.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Awada Hadi, SVP, Glbl Mobility Coatings, that happened on Dec 04 ’23 when 10500.0 shares were sold. SVP and General Counsel, BERUBE BRIAN A completed a deal on Nov 17 ’23 to sell 7500.0 shares. Meanwhile, VP, Global Controller, PAO Massey Anthony sold 17915.0 shares on Nov 14 ’23.
