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 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
3,837% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $80.2M | Put options by funds: $2.04M
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q1] → 2 (+1) [Q2]
56% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 122 | Existing positions reduced: 78
1.38% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.87% [Q1] → 84.25% (+1.38%) [Q2]
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 40
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 281 [Q1] → 273 (-8) [Q2]
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.81B [Q1] → $1.67B (-$139M) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
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RBC Capital
Arun Viswanathan
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$135
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Outperform
Maintained
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4 Aug 2025 |
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