Quaker Houghton
About: Quaker Houghton manufactures and sells a variety of industrial process fluids. The product portfolio of the company includes metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die-cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids and surface treatment chemicals. The geographic segments of the company include America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific, and Global Specialty Businesses. The majority of the revenue is earned from America.
Employees: 4,400
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
5,706% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $88.3M | Put options by funds: $1.52M
49% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 116 | Existing positions reduced: 78
1.56% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.21% [Q4 2024] → 82.77% (+1.56%) [Q1 2025]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 1 (+0) [Q1 2025]
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 46
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 284 [Q4 2024] → 278 (-6) [Q1 2025]
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.03B [Q4 2024] → $1.81B (-$223M) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
Jefferies Laurence Alexander | 27%upside $146 | Buy Upgraded | 9 Jun 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about KWR published over the past 30 days









