KWR

Quaker HoughtonB

NYSE / Materials

At close

2026-06-02

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

Sentiment

What changed

Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +3.3.

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 2026-06-02

Fundamentals

As of 2026-06-02 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-06-02 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

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

Investment thesis

As of 2026-06-02

Supporting evidence

What

Grade B · Constructive

Confidence Medium · Net Neutral

Target $183.00

Why

Momentum54 · Δ7d -3.1

Value54 · Δ7d -0.0

Sentiment65 · Δ7d +3.3

So what

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

Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot

Momentum

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-3.1

Δ21d

-2.1

Value

32% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-0.0

Δ21d

-0.9

Sentiment

33% active weight

Current posture

7d trendImproving

Δ7d

+3.3

Δ21d

+9.6

Why this grade

Composite grade B. Momentum 54.4 / Value 54.1 / Sentiment 65.0

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-06-02

Market Cap

$2.5B

Beta

1.34

Shares Out

17.34M

P/E (TTM) · Derived

-1023.1

P/S (TTM)

1.32

P/FCF (TTM)

39.23

Rev YoY

+6.8%

EPS YoY

-3.2%

Gross Margin

+35.9%

Op Margin

+2.8%

Net Debt

$518.29M

Current Ratio

2.47

As of 2026-06-02 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology