Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 11.650-12.050 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 12.570. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on SHW shares. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Sherwin-Williams from $350.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Mizuho cut their price objective on Sherwin-Williams from $435.00 to $408.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com cut shares of Sherwin-Williams from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 28th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Sherwin-Williams from $455.00 to $446.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, UBS Group restated an “underperform” rating on shares of Sherwin-Williams in a research note on Friday, October 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $400.65.

Sherwin-Williams Trading Down 0.9 %

NYSE:SHW opened at $362.33 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $91.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.21, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.22. Sherwin-Williams has a 52 week low of $282.09 and a 52 week high of $400.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $360.24 and a 200 day moving average of $363.06.

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.07 by $0.02. Sherwin-Williams had a return on equity of 74.45% and a net margin of 11.09%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.81 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Sherwin-Williams will post 11.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Mary L. Garceau sold 15,770 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $397.92, for a total transaction of $6,275,198.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 29,205 shares in the company, valued at $11,621,253.60. The trade was a 35.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Gregory P. Sofish sold 2,565 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $378.63, for a total value of $971,185.95. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 6,329 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,396,349.27. This trade represents a 28.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

About Sherwin-Williams

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.