What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for SQM Q1 Earnings?

Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (NYSE:SQM) – Analysts at Scotiabank issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 3rd. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson expects that the basic materials company will earn $1.22 per share for the quarter. Scotiabank has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s current full-year earnings is ($1.31) per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s FY2026 earnings at $6.24 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.52 EPS.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 27th. The basic materials company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.75 by ($0.11). Sociedad Quimica y Minera had a return on equity of 9.69% and a net margin of 12.85%.The company had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.24 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.42 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on SQM. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $63.00 price target (up from $45.00) on shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Zacks Research raised shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. HSBC raised shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 19th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Citigroup lowered Sociedad Quimica y Minera from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $51.00 to $74.00 in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sociedad Quimica y Minera has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $70.63.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of SQM stock opened at $70.55 on Friday. Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a twelve month low of $29.36 and a twelve month high of $86.13. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $75.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $59.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.88, a current ratio of 3.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.41 and a beta of 0.99.

Institutional Trading of Sociedad Quimica y Minera

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SQM. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Sociedad Quimica y Minera during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera by 138.4% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 441 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP acquired a new stake in Sociedad Quimica y Minera during the third quarter worth approximately $43,000. Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in Sociedad Quimica y Minera by 37.0% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 656 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in Sociedad Quimica y Minera in the third quarter worth approximately $49,000. Institutional investors own 12.41% of the company’s stock.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a special dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 30th were given a dividend of $0.1236 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 30th. Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s dividend payout ratio is 5.85%.

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.