The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $385.4375.

SHW has been the subject of several analyst reports. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $390.00 target price on shares of Sherwin-Williams in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $405.00 price target (up from $400.00) on shares of Sherwin-Williams in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $395.00 price objective (up from $385.00) on shares of Sherwin-Williams in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Sherwin-Williams in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Sherwin-Williams in a research report on Friday, May 8th.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Karl J. Jorgenrud sold 7,886 shares of Sherwin-Williams stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $368.30, for a total value of $2,904,413.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 11,944 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,398,975.20. The trade was a 39.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Sherwin-Williams

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in Sherwin-Williams by 172.4% in the 1st quarter. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC now owns 79 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sherwin-Williams during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams in the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Tacita Capital Inc purchased a new stake in Sherwin-Williams in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 77.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sherwin-Williams Stock Performance

Sherwin-Williams stock opened at $361.62 on Friday. Sherwin-Williams has a fifty-two week low of $289.86 and a fifty-two week high of $379.65. The company has a market capitalization of $87.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.33, a PEG ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.10. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $335.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $332.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.16, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.73.

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The specialty chemicals company reported $3.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.52 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $6.79 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.60 billion. Sherwin-Williams had a return on equity of 67.97% and a net margin of 11.01%.The business’s revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.38 earnings per share. Sherwin-Williams has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.800-12.200 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Sherwin-Williams will post 12.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sherwin-Williams Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 21st. Sherwin-Williams’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.49%.

Sherwin-Williams Company Profile

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW) is a global manufacturer and distributor of paints, coatings and related products. Founded in 1866 and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the company supplies a broad range of coatings for residential, commercial and industrial applications. Its product offering includes architectural paints and stains, industrial and protective coatings, automotive finishes, and a variety of sundry products such as primers, sealants and specialty treatments used by professionals and consumers.

The company sells through multiple channels, including a large network of company-operated retail paint stores that serve professional contractors and do-it-yourself consumers, as well as through distributors and mass retailers.