Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE: SHW) is -0.93% 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 $329.91 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 6.86%.
Currently trading at $336.77, the stock is -0.40% and -3.43% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 2.03 million and changing 2.08% at the moment leaves the stock -5.38% off its SMA200. SHW registered 4.86% gain for a year compared to 6-month loss of -11.13%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $348.7226 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $355.9354.
The stock witnessed a -1.56% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 2.00%, and is 1.42% up 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 6.75% over the week and 3.41% over the month.
Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW) has around 63890 employees, a market worth around $84.70B and $23.10B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 31.93 and Fwd P/E is 24.88. Profit margin for the company is 11.61%. Distance from 52-week low is 19.38% and -15.90% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (18.26%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 5.64% this year.
Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW) Top Institutional Holders
2179.0 institutions hold shares in Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW), with institutional investors hold 88.36% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 251.30M, and float is at 233.96M with Short Float at 2.10%. Institutions hold 82.08% 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 6.7619 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are STATE STREET CORP which holds 10.09 million shares representing 4.0191% 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).
