Key Figures Share
| ISIN | DE000WCH8881 |
| WKN | WCH888 |
| Ticker Symbol Bloomberg Reuters |
WCH CHM/WCH:GR CHE/WCHG.DE |
| Initial public offering | April 10, 2006 |
| Capital stock | €260,763,000 |
| Listing | Regulated Market (Prime Standard), Frankfurt Stock Exchange |
| Category of shares | Bearer shares |
| Total number of shares | 52,152,600 |
| Number of shares issued (weighted) | 49,677,983 |
| Paying agent | Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt/Main |
Wacker Chemie AG’s largest shareholder is Dr. Alexander Wacker Familiengesellschaft mbH, Munich. It holds over 50 percent of the voting shares in Wacker Chemie AG (2017: over 50 percent). Blue Elephant Holding GmbH (Bad Wiessee, Germany) once again had no voting-share changes to report in 2018, with its holding in Wacker Chemie AG remaining at over 10 percent (2017: over 10 percent).
According to the analysis of WACKER’s shareholder structure as of December 31, 2018, the majority of shareholders (37 percent) are located in Germany (2017: 31 percent). The proportion of US shareholders was 22 percent (2017: 25 percent). The percentage of stock accounted for by UK shareholders edged up from 20 to 21 percent. The proportion of shares held by other European investors was 18 percent (2017: 21 percent).
Numerous analysts regularly observe and evaluate the development of WACKER’s shares. The following list is for information only and is subject to change.
List of Analysts
| Baader Helvea | Laura López Pineda |
| Bankhaus Lampe | Heiko Feber |
| Berenberg | Sebastian Bray |
| Citigroup | Thomas Wrigglesworth |
| Commerzbank Corporates & Markets | Michael Schäfer |
| Credit Suisse | Samuel Perry |
| DZ Bank AG | Peter Spengler |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Raghav Bardalai |
| fairesearch | Dr. Martin Schnee |
| Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers AG | Christian Sandherr |
| HSBC | Sean McLoughlin |
| J.P. Morgan Cazenove Ltd. | Chetan Udeshi |
| Kepler Cheuvreux | Martin Jungfleisch |
| Landesbank Baden-Württemberg | Per-Ola Hellgren |
| Mainfirst | Andreas Heine |
| Morgan Stanley | Charles L. Webb |
| Norddeutsche Landesbank | Thorsten Strauß |
| SG Securities | Thomas Swoboda |
| UBS AG | Patrick Rafaisz |
| Warburg Research GmbH | Oliver Schwarz |
The profit forecasts published here are based on the current consensus estimates of independent, international financial analysts.
While not making any recommendations of its own, Wacker Chemie AG supplies the following statements by Vara Research GmbH. WACKER assumes no responsibility nor liability for the accuracy of these estimates, nor does it undertake to update or revise them.