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The price of PPG Industries, Inc (NYSE: PPG) closed at $112.57 in the last session, up 0.38% from day before closing price of $112.14. In other words, the price has increased by $0.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.57 million shares were traded. PPG stock price reached its highest trading level at $113.045 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $111.79.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PPG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 15.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.48. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 25407049728 and an Enterprise Value of 32063997952. As of this moment, PPG’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.30. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.05 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.233.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PPG is 1.14, which has changed by -0.11806643 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 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 0.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.30%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PPG traded on average about 1.82M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1403710 shares per day over the past 10 days. 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 87.64% stake in the company. Shares short for PPG as of 1753920000 were 3194547 with a Short Ratio of 1.75, 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
The forward annual dividend rate for PPG is 2.75, which was 2.72 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024255395The 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.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for PPG Industries, Inc (PPG) reflects the collective analysis of 20.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.81, with high estimates of $1.96 and low estimates of $1.72.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.0 and $7.8 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.88. EPS for the following year is $8.59, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $9.01 and $8.3.
Revenue Estimates
According to 17 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $4.06B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.14B to a low estimate of $3.97B. As of the current estimate, PPG Industries, Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.58BFor the next quarter, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.83B. There is a high estimate of $3.92B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.73B.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PPG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.04B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $15.58B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $15.77B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.85BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $16.26B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $16.6B and the low estimate is $15.84B.
