Granite Investment Partners LLC trimmed its holdings in The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW – Free Report) by 21.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 30,651 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after selling 8,256 shares during the period. Granite Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Sherwin-Williams were worth $9,825,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Sherwin-Williams in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,089,450,000. Viking Global Investors LP lifted its position in Sherwin-Williams by 101.4% during the second quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 1,957,750 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $672,213,000 after purchasing an additional 985,520 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in Sherwin-Williams by 53,827.1% during the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 662,225 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $214,581,000 after buying an additional 660,997 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Sherwin-Williams by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,237,824 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $7,529,752,000 after buying an additional 600,119 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in Sherwin-Williams by 34.0% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,023,949 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $655,820,000 after buying an additional 513,126 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.67% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages have recently commented on SHW. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Sherwin-Williams from $385.00 to $365.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group cut shares of Sherwin-Williams from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $385.00 to $330.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Berenberg Bank set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Sherwin-Williams in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Sherwin-Williams from $410.00 to $371.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Sherwin-Williams from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $374.38.
Sherwin-Williams Stock Down 3.5%
SHW stock opened at $330.33 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10. The Sherwin-Williams Company has a 12 month low of $289.86 and a 12 month high of $379.65. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $317.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $332.15.
Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.27 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $5.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.56 billion. Sherwin-Williams had a net margin of 10.86% and a return on equity of 64.55%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.25 EPS. Sherwin-Williams has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.500-11.900 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that The Sherwin-Williams Company will post 11.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Sherwin-Williams Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. Sherwin-Williams’s payout ratio is presently 30.71%.
Sherwin-Williams 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.
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