Quaker Houghton (KWR) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $135.56: Risk below floor (3.0 < 3.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: High short interest: 16%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.33; Below-average business quality.
Quaker Houghton is a global industrial process fluids company serving steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, and metalworking manufacturers across three segments: Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific in 25+ countries. Revenue is generated through direct sales of specialty chemical... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $135.56: Risk below floor (3.0 < 3.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: High short interest: 16%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.33; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 63. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 0d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- LOWCustomertop-5 customers11%10-K Item 1A: 'our top five largest customers (each composed of multiple subsidiaries or divisions with semi-autonomous purchasing authority) together accounted for approximately 11% 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; no disagreement cited. No successor named.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker
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. Engine safety override at $135.56: Risk below floor (3.0 < 3.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: High short interest: 16%; Elevated put/call ratio: 2.33; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 63. Prior stop was $126.07. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $148.77 (+9.7% upside). Prior stop was $126.07. Stop-loss: $126.07.
Risk below floor (3.0 < 3.0).
Quaker Houghton trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 14.4). TrendMatrix value score: 7.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
9 analysts cover KWR with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $171.
What does Quaker Houghton do?Quaker Houghton is a global industrial process fluids company serving steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, and...
Quaker Houghton is a global industrial process fluids company serving steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, and metalworking manufacturers across three segments: Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific in 25+ countries. Revenue is generated through direct sales of specialty chemical formulations and FluidCare chemical management services; non-US subsidiaries accounted for ~63-67% of net sales.