Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE: SHW) is -1.62% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $282.09 and a high of $400.42 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The SHW stock was last observed hovering at around $336.03 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -1.62%.
Currently trading at $334.41, the stock is -4.45% and -5.28% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 3.48 million and changing -0.48% at the moment leaves the stock -5.27% off its SMA200. SHW registered -0.64% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -10.90%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $353.0484 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $353.02405.
The stock witnessed a -4.46% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -7.82%, and is -2.16% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 2.27% over the week and 2.40% over the month.
Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW) has around 63890 employees, a market worth around $84.11B and $23.10B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 31.71 and Fwd P/E is 24.49. Profit margin for the company is 11.61%. Distance from 52-week low is 18.55% and -16.49% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (18.26%).
with sales reaching $5.42B over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 6.18% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 2.58% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 1.00% in year-over-year returns.
Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW) Top Institutional Holders
2185.0 institutions hold shares in Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW), with institutional investors hold 88.52% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 251.30M, and float is at 233.98M with Short Float at 2.79%. Institutions hold 82.21% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 21.89 million shares valued at $6.53 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 8.67% of the SHW Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 16.97 million shares valued at $5.07 billion to account for 6.7218 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are STATE STREET CORP which holds 10.09 million shares representing 3.9952% and valued at over $3.01 billion, while MORGAN STANLEY holds 2.9592 of the shares totaling 7.43 million with a market value of $2.22 billion.
Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Davie Colin M., the company’s Pres. & GM, Glob. Supply Chain. SEC filings show that Davie Colin M. sold 2,799 shares of the company’s common stock on Feb 27 ’25 at a price of $360.30 per share for a total of $1.01 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 5365.0 shares.
Still, SEC filings show that on Nov 26 ’24, GARCEAU MARY L (SVP – CLO and Secretary) disposed off 15,770 shares at an average price of $397.92 for $6.28 million. The insider now directly holds 29,205 shares of Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW).
