Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM)

Posted by Paula Ricardo on Nov 4th, 2026

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE: SQM) recently:

10/27/2026 – Sociedad Quimica y Minera had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $94.00 to $81.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
10/25/2026 – Sociedad Quimica y Minera was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
10/23/2026 – Sociedad Quimica y Minera was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
10/17/2026 – Sociedad Quimica y Minera was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
10/12/2026 – Sociedad Quimica y Minera was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
10/4/2026 – Sociedad Quimica y Minera was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
9/26/2026 – Sociedad Quimica y Minera was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
9/25/2026 – Sociedad Quimica y Minera was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
9/18/2026 – Sociedad Quimica y Minera had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $94.00 to $88.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera Trading Up 7.1%

Shares of NYSE:SQM traded up $3.82 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $57.53. 848,233 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,193,008. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.19 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $66.85 and a 200-day moving average price of $75.24. Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. has a 1 year low of $46.15 and a 1 year high of $98.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 2.61 and a quick ratio of 1.96.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, August 14th. The basic materials company reported $2.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $2.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion. Sociedad Quimica y Minera had a return on equity of 18.20% and a net margin of 20.62%. Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s revenue was up 136.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.79 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. will post 7.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a special dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 8th were issued a $1.4350 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 8th. Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.85%.

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile SA (NYSE: SQM), commonly known as SQM, is a Chilean chemical and mining company headquartered in Santiago. Founded in 1968, the company develops and produces specialty chemicals and plant nutrients from mineral resources in northern Chile.

SQM is one of the world’s major producers of lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide, which are used in rechargeable batteries and other industrial applications. The company also produces iodine and iodine derivatives, potassium chloride, potassium sulfate, industrial chemicals, and specialty plant nutrition products.