Grimes & Company Inc. acquired a new position in shares of The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW – Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 530 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock, valued at approximately $202,000.
Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 102.3% in the 2nd quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 89 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Sherwin-Williams by 136.4% in the second quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 104 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. VitalStone Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Sherwin-Williams by 233.3% in the second quarter. VitalStone Financial LLC now owns 110 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Sherwin-Williams in the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Friedenthal Financial bought a new stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams during the third quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Institutional investors own 77.67% of the company’s stock.
Sherwin-Williams Stock Performance
NYSE:SHW opened at $359.04 on Friday. The Sherwin-Williams Company has a 1 year low of $232.06 and a 1 year high of $392.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.50. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $371.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $334.83. The company has a market capitalization of $91.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.17.
Sherwin-Williams Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a $0.715 dividend. This represents a $2.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.80%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. Sherwin-Williams’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.49%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CFO Allen J. Mistysyn sold 14,520 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $366.83, for a total transaction of $5,326,371.60. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 63,520 shares in the company, valued at $23,301,041.60. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Sherwin-Williams from $392.00 to $415.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 26th. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Sherwin-Williams in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Sherwin-Williams from $375.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Sherwin-Williams from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic upgraded Sherwin-Williams to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $395.29.
Read Our Latest Analysis on Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams Company Profile
The Sherwin-Williams Company engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of paints, coating, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. It operates through three segments: Paint Stores Group, Consumer Brands Group, and Performance Coatings Group.
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