Research Analysts Set Expectations for SQM FY2026 Earnings

Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (NYSE:SQM) – Investment analysts at Scotiabank upped their FY2026 EPS estimates for Sociedad Quimica y Minera in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 27th. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $7.64 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $6.84. Scotiabank has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $105.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s current full-year earnings is $6.96 per share.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM) last announced its earnings results on Saturday, May 16th. The basic materials company reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter. Sociedad Quimica y Minera had a net margin of 15.38% and a return on equity of 11.99%. The business had revenue of $1.76 billion during the quarter.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera from $49.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera in a report on Friday, March 27th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $71.83.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera Price Performance

Shares of NYSE SQM opened at $85.89 on Monday. Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a twelve month low of $29.36 and a twelve month high of $98.00. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $84.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $75.73. The company has a market capitalization of $24.53 billion, a PE ratio of 30.14, a P/E/G ratio of 0.25 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th were issued a $1.0295 dividend. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 8th. Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 92.98%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sociedad Quimica y Minera

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of SQM. Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera by 37.0% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 656 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera by 5.9% during the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,767 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $305,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera by 43.2% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 822 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $67,000 after buying an additional 248 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera by 138.4% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 441 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 256 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 14,363 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $988,000 after buying an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. 12.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera Company Profile

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile SA (NYSE: SQM) is a leading global producer of specialty chemicals and minerals headquartered in Santiago, Chile. The company focuses on the extraction and processing of key inputs for the agricultural, industrial and high‐tech sectors. Its core business activities include the mining of lithium, potassium and iodine, as well as the manufacture of value‐added products derived from these raw materials.

SQM’s product portfolio spans lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide used in electric vehicle batteries and energy storage systems; potassium chloride and potassium nitrate fertilizers designed for precision agriculture; and iodine and its derivatives for pharmaceutical, food and electronics applications.