Research Analysts Set Expectations for Innospec Q1 Earnings

Innospec Inc. (NASDAQ:IOSP) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Innospec in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $1.66 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Innospec’s current full-year earnings is $6.18 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Innospec’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com cut Innospec from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 11th.

Innospec Stock Performance

NASDAQ IOSP opened at $102.20 on Thursday. Innospec has a twelve month low of $99.49 and a twelve month high of $133.71. The stock has a market cap of $2.55 billion, a PE ratio of 71.97 and a beta of 1.09. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $111.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $112.58.

Innospec (NASDAQ:IOSP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.36 by $0.05. Innospec had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 12.29%. The firm had revenue of $466.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $447.43 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wasatch Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Innospec by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 1,805,546 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $204,189,000 after buying an additional 11,231 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in Innospec by 2.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 996,281 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $112,669,000 after acquiring an additional 20,744 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Innospec by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 922,220 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $101,500,000 after purchasing an additional 14,188 shares in the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP lifted its stake in Innospec by 9.3% during the third quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 835,333 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $94,468,000 after purchasing an additional 70,902 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Innospec by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 692,071 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $76,184,000 after purchasing an additional 14,788 shares in the last quarter. 96.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Innospec Company Profile

Innospec Inc develops, manufactures, blends, markets, and supplies specialty chemicals in the United States, rest of North America, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company's Fuel Specialties segment offers a range of specialty chemical products that are used as additives in additives in diesel, jet, marine, fuel oil and other fuels.