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After finishing at $342.25 in the prior trading day, Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE: SHW) closed at $335.53, down -1.96%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.65 million shares were traded. SHW stock price reached its highest trading level at $341.475 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $335.03.
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 401.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 40.51. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.46 and its Current Ratio is at 0.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.95 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.40.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Jefferies on March 10, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $380 from $423 previously.
Berenberg Upgraded its Hold to Buy on January 24, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $321 to $420.
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 27 ’25 when Davie Colin M. sold 2,799 shares for $360.30 per share. The transaction valued at 1,008,491 led to the insider holds 5,365 shares of the business.
Davie Colin M. bought 2,799 shares of SHW for $1,008,491 on Feb 27 ’25. On Nov 26 ’24, another insider, GARCEAU MARY L, who serves as the SVP – CLO and Secretary of the company, sold 15,770 shares for $397.92 each. As a result, the insider received 6,275,198 and left with 29,205 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 84389150720 and an Enterprise Value of 95753650176. As of this moment, Sherwin-Williams’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 20.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.145 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.767.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SHW is 1.27, which has changed by -0.016185284 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07465422 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 $282.09. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.82%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.77M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1921070 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 251.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 233.98M. Insiders hold about 6.97% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.95% stake in the company. Shares short for SHW as of 1740700800 were 6517740 with a Short Ratio of 3.68, compared to 1738281600 on 5111007. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6517740 and a Short% of Float of 2.5999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SHW’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.86, compared to 2.94 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008356464The 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 2025-03-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1740960000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2021-04-01 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
