SQM

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA

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41.650

+0.24(0.580%)1D

Overview
Forecast
Valuation
Earnings

Line

Candle

YTD

High

42.120

Open

41.735

VWAP

41.59

Vol

1.89M

Mkt Cap

11.90B

Low

40.950

Amount

78.58M

EV/EBITDA(TTM)

10.18

Total Shares

285.64M

13.93B

EV/OCF(TTM)

10.39

P/S(TTM)

2.48

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM), is a producer of potassium nitrate and iodine. The Company produces specialty plant nutrients, iodine derivatives, lithium and its derivatives, potassium chloride, potassium sulfate and certain industrial chemicals. Its segments include specialty plant nutrients, industrial chemicals, iodine and derivatives, lithium and derivatives, potassium, and other products and services. Specialty plant nutrients are fertilizers that enable farmers to improve yields. Industrial chemicals have a range of applications in chemical processes, such as the manufacturing of glass and industrial nitrates. Iodine and its derivatives are used in the X-ray contrast media and biocides industries, among others. Lithium and its derivatives are used in batteries, greases and frits for production of ceramics. Potassium chloride is a commodity fertilizer that is produced and sold by the Company across the world.

Market Estimates

Earnings Estimates

Revenue

YoY Chg

EPS

YoYChg

FY2025Q2

FY2025Q3

FY2025Q4

1.06B

-17.95%

0.598

-20.21%

1.09B

+1.51%

0.572

+24.4%

1.14B

+6.31%

0.620

+47.57%

Estimates Revision

The market is revising Downward the revenue expectations for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by -3.76% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by 19.96%.

Revenue Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-3.76%

In Past 3 Month

EPS Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-16.99%

In Past 3 Month

Stock Price

Go Up

+19.96%

In Past 3 Month

6 Analyst Rating

4.20% Upside

Wall Street analysts forecast SQM stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for SQM is 43.40 USD with a low forecast of 37.00 USD and a high forecast of 51.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

3 Buy

2 Hold

1 Sell

Moderate Buy

4.20% Upside

Current: 41.650

Low

37.00

Averages

43.40

High

51.00

4.20% Upside

Current: 41.650

Low

37.00

Averages

43.40

High

51.00

JPMorgan

Neutral

downgrade

$44 -> $39

2025-06-12

Reason

JPMorgan

Price Target

$44 -> $39

2025-06-12

downgrade

Neutral

Reason

JPMorgan lowered the firm's price target on SQM to $39 from $44 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm adjusted estimates post the company's Q1 report. Trade tensions, an oversupplied value chain and persisting supply additions make JPMorgan cautious about a sustainable lithium price rebound, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Scotiabank

Outperform

NULL

downgrade

$50 -> $45

2025-05-30

Reason

Scotiabank

Price Target

$50 -> $45

2025-05-30

downgrade

Outperform

NULL

Reason

Scotiabank lowered the firm's price target on SQM to $45 from $50 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm reduced its price target on the stock to reflect the lower-for-longer lithium price impact on the company's earnings power and its ability to fund growth, the analyst tells investors.

BMO Capital

Outperform -> NULL

downgrade

$55 -> $45

2025-05-29

Reason

BMO Capital

Price Target

$55 -> $45

2025-05-29

downgrade

Outperform -> NULL

Reason

BMO Capital lowered the firm's price target on SQM to $45 from $55 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm is reducing its 2025 and 2026 estimates mainly due to lower lithium prices and higher iodine cost expectations than previously modeled, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Scotiabank

Ben Isaacson

Buy

Maintains

$60 → $50

2024-11-25

Reason

Scotiabank

Ben Isaacson

Price Target

$60 → $50

2024-11-25

Maintains

Buy

Reason

Scotiabank lowered the firm's price target on SQM to $50 from $60 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. While the firm continues to see the company's offering as the best long-term value among the lithium majors in its coverage, Scotiabank reduced its price target to reflect a lower-for-longer lithium thesis, the analyst tells investors.

Deutsche Bank

Corinne Blanchard

Hold

Maintains

$35 → $31

2024-11-21

Reason

Deutsche Bank

Corinne Blanchard

Price Target

$35 → $31

2024-11-21

Maintains

Hold

Reason

Deutsche Bank analyst Corinne Blanchard lowered the firm's price target on SQM to $31 from $35 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares post the Q3 report. The firm sees more downside pressure to come for lithium pricing.

JP Morgan

Lucas Ferreira

Buy

Hold

Downgrades

$55 → $44

2024-10-11

Reason

JP Morgan

Lucas Ferreira

Price Target

$55 → $44

2024-10-11

Downgrades

Buy

Hold

Reason

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Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM.N) is 17.02, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of -194.51. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA 's fair value, click here.

Forward PE

The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

N/A

5Y Average PE

-194.51

Current PE

17.02

Overvalued PE

737.35

Undervalued PE

-1126.37

Forward EV/EBITDA

The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

Fair

5Y Average EV/EBITDA

8.25

Current EV/EBITDA

9.72

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

12.30

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

4.20

Forward PS

The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

Fair

5Y Average PS

3.11

Current PS

2.64

Overvalued PS

4.28

Undervalued PS

1.95