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Zacks Investment Research | Dec 26, 2021 11:27PM ET
PPG Industries Inc (NYSE:PPG). industry ’s 13.5% rise. The company’s estimated earnings growth rate for the current year is pegged at 18%.
PPG, on its third-quarter earnings call, said that it expects ongoing supply chain disruptions to continue throughout the fourth quarter, with potential additional impacts from the recent industrial production curtailments in China. It forecasts these disruptions to ease modestly in overall quantity and magnitude as the quarter progresses.
It will continue to prioritize further selling price increases and expects price realization tooffset raw material cost inflation in early 2022.
Moreover, the recovery in the automotive original equipment manufacturer, aerospace and automotive refinish coatings businesses will be a key catalyst in 2022. It will continue to aggressively manage all aspects of its cost structure, the company noted.
PPG also expects net sales volumes to be down 8-10% year over year in the fourth quarter. The company sees adjusted earnings for the full year to be $6.67-$6.73 per share.
h3 Zacks Rank & Key Picks/h3PPG currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Better-ranked stocks from the basic materials space include Univar (NYSE:UNVR) Solutions Inc. .
Univar has an expected earnings growth rate of 55.2% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current-year earnings has been revised 9% upward over the past 60 days.
Univar beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings in the four trailing quarters, with the earnings surprise being 24.1%, on average. UNVR’s shares have rallied 43.8% over a year.
Chemours has an expected earnings growth rate of 105.1% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CC’s earnings for the current year has been revised 10% upward in the past 60 days.
Chemours beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings in the last four quarters. The company delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of roughly 34.2%, on average. CC has gained 22.8%over a year.
AdvanSix has an expected earnings growth rate of 197% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current-year earnings has been revised 14.1% upward over the past 60 days.
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