KWR

Quaker HoughtonA

NYSE / Materials

At close

2026-07-18

Current thesis

Execution on pricing and margin expansion combined with analyst upgrades drives multiple expansion; market recognizes higher-quality cash flows and growth in specialty segments.

Posture

Constructive

Lead driver

Momentum

What changed

Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -21.1.

What can break

End-market demand slump (auto/metalworking)

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

0 · Net Neutral

AI TargetsBase $170.25 · Bull $203.96 · Bear $144.47

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-18

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2026-02-24 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-18

Supporting evidence

What

Grade A · Constructive

Confidence Medium · Net Neutral

Target $170.57

Why

Momentum82 · Δ7d -21.1

Value52 · Δ7d -0.2

Sentiment59 · Δ7d -5.4

So what

Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.

Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-21.1

Δ21d

-7.9

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-0.2

Δ21d

+0.3

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-5.4

Δ21d

+5.9

Why this grade

Composite grade A. Momentum 82.0 / Value 51.8 / Sentiment 59.5

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-17

Market Cap

$2.62B

Beta

1.34

Shares Out

17.37M

P/E (TTM) · Derived

-1066.6

P/S (TTM)

1.32

P/FCF (TTM)

39.23

Rev YoY

+8.5%

EPS YoY

+54.7%

Gross Margin

+32.7%

Op Margin

+2.8%

Net Debt

$726.02M

Current Ratio

2.45

As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology