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PPG Industries, Inc (NYSE: PPG) closed the day trading at $111.95 down -0.59% from the previous closing price of $112.62. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.27 million shares were traded. PPG stock price reached its highest trading level at $112.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $110.3954.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PPG, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 15.55 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.04 and its Current Ratio is at 1.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.84.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 14 ’25 when KNAVISH TIMOTHY M sold 4,800 shares for $118.35 per share. The transaction valued at 568,080 led to the insider holds 35,833 shares of the business.
KNAVISH TIMOTHY M bought 4,800 shares of PPG for $568,080 on Feb 14 ’25. On Oct 31 ’24, another insider, Foulkes Anne M., who serves as the Sr. VP and General Counsel of the company, sold 1,985 shares for $125.80 each. As a result, the insider received 249,713 and left with 13,454 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PPG now has a Market Capitalization of 25267113984 and an Enterprise Value of 32021114880. As of this moment, PPG’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.047 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.217.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PPG is 1.14, which has changed by -0.085375845 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PPG has reached a high of $137.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $90.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.30%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PPG traded about 1.87M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PPG traded about 1813430 shares per day. A total of 225.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 225.32M. Insiders hold about 0.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.41% stake in the company. Shares short for PPG as of 1753920000 were 3194547 with a Short Ratio of 1.71, compared to 1751241600 on 4239945. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3194547 and a Short% of Float of 1.6199999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
PPG’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.75, up from 2.72 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024152014The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.83. The current Payout Ratio is 44.60% for PPG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-11 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-11. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-06-15 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
