Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for SQM in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$65.16−1.73 (−2.6%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryThis week's move follows Wall Street Zen cutting its rating on SQM from "strong buy" to "buy," even as overall analyst consensus remains "Hold" with an average price target of $79.30. Separately, an institutional filing showed continued accumulation of shares by an investor, with institutional investors now collectively owning 12.41% of the company.
SQM closed at $65.16, down 2.6%, and sits below both its 50-day average of $72.50 and its 200-day average of $76.74, with the 50-day below the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 68.3, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Price stands 15.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $77.47. Over the past month the stock has returned -19%, and over six months -21.2%, though the one-year return stands at 46.6%.
The next earnings date falls on 17 November 2026, 49 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the last report on 19 August 2026 showed EPS of $2.31 against an estimate of $2.03, producing a 5.3% reaction. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the recent windows. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -0.5% across 5 years, with gains in 2 of those years, a pattern worth noting alongside the current gap to Gekko Fair Value.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Sociedad Quimica y Minera price vs fair value
Close $65.16200-day averageGekko Fair Value $77.47
Sociedad Quimica y Minera quick facts
- Market cap
- $18.61B
- P/E ratio
- 14.2
- Forward P/E
- 11
- EPS, TTM
- $4.72
- Revenue, TTM
- $6.73B
- Profit margin
- 20.6%
- Dividend yield
- 3.51%
- Beta
- 1.02
- Volume
- 915,481 avg 1.01M
- 1-year return
- +46.6%
- Typical daily move
- ±3.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±9.4%
- 50-day average
- $72.50
- 200-day average
- $76.74
- Next earnings
- Nov 17
- Shares outstanding
- 142.8M
Sociedad Quimica y Minera swing-trade checklist
Sociedad Quimica y Minera scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $65.16 is below the 50-day ($72.50) and 200-day ($76.74) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
68.3, Accumulation
Reading 68.3 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
15.9% below
Price is 15.9% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 49 days
Next report Nov 17, 2026, 49 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−0.5% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −0.5% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
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Sociedad Quimica y Minera stock chart and price history
Sociedad Quimica y Minera closed at $65.16 on Sep 28, 2026, +46.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $40.58 to $98.00.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −19.0%
- 3 months
- −6.7%
- 6 months
- −21.2%
- 1 year
- +46.6%
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Sociedad Quimica y Minera GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 68.3, in the Accumulation zone, up 1.5 points over five sessions.
68.3Accumulation
Up 1.5 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 34 | +3.4% | +3.9% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 209 | +0.8% | +1.8% | ||
| Neutral | 350 | −0.1% | +2.2% | ||
| Distribution | 32 | +1.6% | 0.0% | ||
| Selling | 0 | Not available | |||
Average SQM share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Sociedad Quimica y Minera stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Sociedad Quimica y Minera trades 15.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $77.47, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Sociedad Quimica y Minera shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$77.47
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
15.9% Undervalued
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Sociedad Quimica y Minera insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Sociedad Quimica y Minera, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in SQM were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Sociedad Quimica y Minera has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2021
- $57K
- As a share of market cap
- 0.00%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold SQM.
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Sociedad Quimica y Minera earnings: next date and track record
Sociedad Quimica y Minera reports on Nov 17, 2026 (49 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 1 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 17, 2026
49 days away
- EPS estimate
- $2.02
- Revenue estimate
- $2.23B
1 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.4%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 19, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- SQM reported record quarterly lithium sales volumes of 84,000+ metric tons LCE in Q2 2026, with strong performance across lithium, iodine, and specialty plant nutrition segments. The company submitted environmental documentation for the $3 billion Salar Futuro project with Codelco. SQM paid $1.6 billion to the Chilean government in H1 2026. Iodine production guidance set at 15,500 metric tons for 2026, and plant nutrition volumes expected to grow 10% year-over-year.
- Guidance
- SQM expects global lithium demand to exceed 2.1 million metric tons in 2026, with Chilean production of 280,000-290,000 metric tons LCE. Total capex guidance of ~$3 billion over 2026-2028. Australian Mount Holland expansion to double capacity by 2030.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | $2.31 est $2.03 | $2.47B est $2.24B | +5.3% |
| May 26, 2026 | $1.28 est $1.56 | $1.76B est $1.69B | +4.7% |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $0.64 est $0.80 | $1.32B est $1.25B | −3.0% |
| Nov 19, 2025 | $0.62 est $0.66 | $1.17B est $1.23B | +1.9% |
| Aug 20, 2025 | $0.31 est $0.52 | $1.04B est $1.24B | +0.4% |
| May 28, 2025 | $0.48 est $0.63 | $1.04B est $1.11B | −3.8% |
| Mar 4, 2025 | $0.42 est $0.54 | $1.07B est $1.01B | +7.0% |
| Nov 20, 2024 | $0.46 est $0.65 | $1.08B est $1.07B | +1.3% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Sociedad Quimica y Minera stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Sociedad Quimica y Minera is $84.78, +30.1% from the last close, from 7 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$84.78consensus 12-month target, +30.1% from the last close
Now $65.16Avg $84.78
Low $60High $104
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 7 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | J.P. Morgan | $94 | +44.3% |
| Aug 28 | J.P. Morgan | $94 | +44.3% |
| Aug 27 | Citi | $95 | +45.8% |
| Aug 26 | Citi | $95 | +45.8% |
| Aug 24 | Scotiabank | $104 | +59.6% |
+1.8%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−0.5%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Sociedad Quimica y Minera seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, Sociedad Quimica y Minera averaged −0.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.6% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −0.5% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.2% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, SQM’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 9.4%.
Sociedad Quimica y Minera market cap and key statistics
Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s market cap is $18.61B, with a P/E ratio of 14.2 and revenue of $6.73B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $18.61B
- P/E ratio
- 14.2
- Forward P/E
- 11
- EPS, TTM
- $4.72
- Gekko Fair Value
- $77.47
Trading
- Volume
- 915,481
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.01M
- 52-week high
- $98.00
- 52-week low
- $40.58
- Shares outstanding
- 142.8M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $6.73B
- Profit margin
- 20.6%
- Return on equity
- 21.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +646.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.02
- Typical daily move
- ±3.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±9.4%
- Dividend yield
- 3.51%
Sociedad Quimica y Minera stock news this week
2 headlines about Sociedad Quimica y Minera from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM) Cut to Buy at Wall Street ZenMarketBeat, Sep 26
- Nykredit A S Acquires Shares of 37,229 Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. $SQMMarketBeat, Sep 23
Sociedad Quimica y Minera stock FAQ
What is Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s market cap?
Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s market cap is $18.61B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $65.16, with 142.8M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 14.2.
What is the Sociedad Quimica y Minera stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Sociedad Quimica y Minera is $84.78, +30.1% from the last close. Of the 7 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 4 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Sociedad Quimica y Minera stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Sociedad Quimica y Minera is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $65.16 is 15.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $77.47. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Sociedad Quimica y Minera report earnings next?
Sociedad Quimica y Minera is expected to report on Nov 17, 2026 (49 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.02 per share on revenue of $2.23B. Sociedad Quimica y Minera beat the earnings estimate in 1 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.4% on average across the report.
What is Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s 52-week high and low?
Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s 52-week high is $98.00 and its 52-week low is $40.58; it closed at $65.16 on Sep 28, 2026, +46.6% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $115.76 on May 27, 2022.
Is Sociedad Quimica y Minera stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk) and 2 as headwinds (trend and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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