Royal Bank Of Canada Issues Positive Forecast for PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) Stock Price

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) had its target price lifted by research analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $109.00 to $115.00 in a report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “sector perform” rating on the specialty chemicals company’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price objective suggests a potential downside of 0.26% from the company’s current price.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of PPG Industries from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on PPG Industries from $112.00 to $117.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of PPG Industries in a report on Friday, October 31st. UBS Group dropped their target price on PPG Industries from $115.00 to $110.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of PPG Industries in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, PPG Industries presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $121.07.

PPG Industries Price Performance

PPG traded up $1.34 during trading on Thursday, hitting $115.30. 626,296 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,211,910. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $104.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $105.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.08. PPG Industries has a twelve month low of $90.24 and a twelve month high of $123.30. The company has a market cap of $25.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.15, a PEG ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 1.17.

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.57 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $3.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.77 billion. PPG Industries had a net margin of 9.93% and a return on equity of 22.67%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.61 earnings per share. PPG Industries has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.700-8.100 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that PPG Industries will post 7.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Vincent J. Morales sold 5,200 shares of PPG Industries stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total value of $572,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 28,439 shares in the company, valued at $3,128,290. The trade was a 15.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.33% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Walnut Level Capital LLC grew its position in shares of PPG Industries by 46.8% in the 2nd quarter. Walnut Level Capital LLC now owns 62,754 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $7,138,000 after buying an additional 20,000 shares during the last quarter. GAM Holding AG increased its position in PPG Industries by 97.5% during the 3rd quarter. GAM Holding AG now owns 21,281 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $2,237,000 after purchasing an additional 10,508 shares during the period. Vest Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of PPG Industries by 17.4% during the 2nd quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 526,269 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $59,863,000 after purchasing an additional 78,022 shares in the last quarter. Columbia Advisory Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of PPG Industries during the second quarter valued at about $318,000. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in PPG Industries by 9.3% in the second quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 77,252 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $8,787,000 after buying an additional 6,559 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.86% of the company’s stock.

More PPG Industries News

Here are the key news stories impacting PPG Industries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its PPG price target to $135 and reiterated an “overweight” rating — a notable bullish signal that implies material upside from current levels. Wells Fargo raises PPG price target to $135
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its price target to $125 with an “outperform” rating, adding analyst reinforcement to the stock’s upside case. Mizuho raises PPG target to $125
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 revenue of $3.91B beat estimates and grew ~5% year‑over‑year, showing demand resilience across PPG’s coating segments — a positive underlying sales trend even as other metrics were mixed. PPG Industries Logs Higher Quarterly Revenue
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS missed expectations ($1.51 vs. $1.57 consensus), which pressured near‑term sentiment despite the revenue beat. PPG Q4 earnings miss
• Negative Sentiment: Management set FY‑2026 EPS guidance at $7.70–$8.10, slightly below street consensus (~$8.06), which introduces near‑term growth uncertainty and likely weighed on the stock after the print. PPG reports fourth quarter and full-year 2025 financial results
• Negative Sentiment: Company commentary flagged softness in some European and industrial end markets for 2026, a regional demand risk investors will watch. PPG sees soft European, industrial markets in 2026

PPG Industries Company Profile

PPG Industries is a global supplier of paints, coatings and specialty materials that serves industrial, transportation, consumer and construction markets. Founded in 1883 as the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, PPG has evolved from its origins in glass manufacturing into a diversified coatings and materials company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company develops and manufactures a broad array of products used to protect and enhance surfaces, from consumer paints to highly engineered coatings for demanding industrial applications.

PPG’s product portfolio includes architectural and decorative paints, automotive original equipment and refinish coatings, industrial coatings for machinery and equipment, protective and marine coatings, aerospace and defense coatings, and packaging coatings and materials.