Integrity Alliance LLC. Takes Position in The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW

Integrity Alliance LLC. bought a new stake in The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 1,878 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock, valued at approximately $609,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 26.1% during the third quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 30,927 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $10,709,000 after acquiring an additional 6,408 shares during the last quarter. Mairs & Power Inc. increased its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 0.7% during the third quarter. Mairs & Power Inc. now owns 464,043 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $160,680,000 after acquiring an additional 3,430 shares during the last quarter. Westview Management dba Westview Investment Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,655,000. Calamos Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 180,602 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $58,520,000 after acquiring an additional 9,196 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Willis Investment Counsel purchased a new stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams during the third quarter valued at approximately $7,766,000. Institutional investors own 77.67% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Citigroup decreased their price target on Sherwin-Williams from $410.00 to $385.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Mizuho decreased their price target on Sherwin-Williams from $410.00 to $371.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Bank of America decreased their price target on Sherwin-Williams from $370.00 to $365.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Sherwin-Williams from $385.00 to $365.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Sherwin-Williams from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sherwin-Williams presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $375.33.

Sherwin-Williams Price Performance

SHW opened at $304.25 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $75.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.20, a PEG ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.16. The Sherwin-Williams Company has a twelve month low of $294.32 and a twelve month high of $379.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $319.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $334.28.

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.27 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $5.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.56 billion. Sherwin-Williams had a return on equity of 64.55% and a net margin of 10.86%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.25 earnings per share. Sherwin-Williams has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.500-11.900 EPS. Equities analysts expect that The Sherwin-Williams Company will post 11.74 EPS for the current year.

Sherwin-Williams Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be given a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Sherwin-Williams’s payout ratio is 30.71%.

Sherwin-Williams Profile

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW) is a global manufacturer and distributor of paints, coatings and related products. Founded in 1866 and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the company supplies a broad range of coatings for residential, commercial and industrial applications. Its product offering includes architectural paints and stains, industrial and protective coatings, automotive finishes, and a variety of sundry products such as primers, sealants and specialty treatments used by professionals and consumers.

The company sells through multiple channels, including a large network of company-operated retail paint stores that serve professional contractors and do-it-yourself consumers, as well as through distributors and mass retailers.