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After finishing at $339.05 in the prior trading day, Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE: SHW) closed at $339.86, up 0.24%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.27 million shares were traded. SHW stock price reached its highest trading level at $340.82 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $335.34.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SHW by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 426.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 39.15. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.45 and its Current Ratio is at 0.77. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.10 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.28.
On March 10, 2025, Jefferies Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $423 to $380.
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 Jun 06 ’25 when Rea Todd D sold 4,223 shares for $359.16 per share. The transaction valued at 1,516,733 led to the insider holds 9,329 shares of the business.
Rea Todd D bought 4,223 shares of SHW for $1,516,745 on Jun 06 ’25. On Feb 27 ’25, another insider, Davie Colin M., who serves as the Pres. & GM, Glob. Supply Chain of the company, sold 2,799 shares for $360.30 each. As a result, the insider received 1,008,491 and left with 5,365 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, SHW now has a Market Capitalization of 85169250304 and an Enterprise Value of 99062185984. As of this moment, Sherwin-Williams’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.53. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 20.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.3 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.343.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SHW is 1.16, which has changed by 0.05545342 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SHW has reached a high of $400.42, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $308.84. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.80%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.51M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1545330 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 250.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 232.86M. Insiders hold about 7.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.34% stake in the company. Shares short for SHW as of 1749772800 were 4251077 with a Short Ratio of 3.28, compared to 1747267200 on 5555202. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4251077 and a Short% of Float of 1.7000000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SHW’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.935, compared to 3.01 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008656541The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.84. The current Payout Ratio is 27.10% for SHW, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-16 with an ex-dividend date of 1747353600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2021-04-01 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
