Shares of gas handling company Chart (NYSE:GTLS)
jumped 14.7% in the morning session after the company reported strong first quarter 2025 results which featured full-year EBITDA guidance well above analysts' expectations and a backlog that outperformed Wall Street estimates. The key highlight for the quarter was a record $5.14 billion backlog, fueled by double-digit growth in orders across multiple segments, including nuclear, LNG, and hydrogen, an early signal that customer demand remains durable despite macro uncertainties. Zooming out, we think this was a solid quarter.
Gas handling company Chart (NYSE:GTLS) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 5.3% year on year to $1.00 billion. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $4.75 billion at the midpoint came in 2.5% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.86 per share was 1.8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Market swings can be tough to stomach, and volatile stocks often experience exaggerated moves in both directions.
While many thrive during risk-on environments, many also struggle to maintain investor confidence when the ride gets bumpy.
Chart currently trades at $127 per share and has shown little upside over the past six months, posting a middling return of 1%. However, the stock is beating the S&P 500’s 10.7% decline during that period.
As the Q4 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the gas and liquid handling industry, including Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) and its peers.
Industrials businesses quietly power the physical things we depend on, from cars and homes to e-commerce infrastructure. Still, their generally high capital requirements expose them to the ups and downs of economic cycles, and the market seems to be baking in a prolonged downturn
as the industry has shed 8.6% over the past six months. This drop was worse than the S&P 500’s 1.6% loss.
Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q4 behind us, let’s have a look at Chart (NYSE:GTLS) and its peers.
Let’s dig into the relative performance of SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q4 gas and liquid handling earnings season.
Gas handling company Chart (NYSE:GTLS) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, but sales rose 9% year on year to $1.11 billion. On the other hand, the company’s full-year revenue guidance of $4.75 billion at the midpoint came in 1.4% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.66 per share was 15.5% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
