PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) Price Target Raised to $125.00 at Jefferies Financial Group

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) had its price target lifted by Jefferies Financial Group from $115.00 to $125.00 in a research report report published on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a hold rating on the specialty chemicals company’s stock.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of PPG Industries from $127.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on PPG Industries from $145.00 to $112.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on PPG Industries from $129.00 to $123.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 24th. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their target price on PPG Industries from $113.00 to $112.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Berenberg Bank cut their price target on shares of PPG Industries from $131.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $123.33.

PPG Industries Price Performance

Shares of NYSE PPG opened at $116.44 on Thursday. PPG Industries has a fifty-two week low of $90.24 and a fifty-two week high of $123.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.47. The company has a market cap of $26.13 billion, a PE ratio of 16.78, a P/E/G ratio of 3.40 and a beta of 1.17. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $104.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $105.59.

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

PPG Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be given a $0.71 dividend. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th. PPG Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 64.40%.

Insider Buying and Selling at PPG Industries

In other news, CFO Vincent J. Morales sold 5,200 shares of PPG Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total transaction of $572,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 28,439 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,128,290. The trade was a 15.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PPG. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC raised its position in shares of PPG Industries by 127.6% in the second quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 223 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new position in shares of PPG Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Dorato Capital Management acquired a new position in PPG Industries in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in PPG Industries during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in PPG Industries in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.86% of the company’s stock.

PPG Industries News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Major broker raises: Wells Fargo raised its target to $135 and kept an overweight rating (largest upside among revisions). Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs raised its target to $132 and rates PPG a buy — a meaningful bullish endorsement. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup increased its target to $132 and upgraded to buy, signaling confidence in PPG’s medium‑term outlook. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan bumped its target to $126 and kept an overweight stance, another institutional vote of confidence. Benzinga TickerReport
• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies raised its target to $125 with a hold rating, and Mizuho raised to $125 with an outperform — more upward pressure on consensus fair value. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: UBS lifted its target to $122 (neutral), adding to the cluster of higher analyst valuations. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada nudged its target to $115 but keeps a sector‑perform rating (slight implied downside vs. current price). Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader coverage and research pieces (Zacks, Seeking Alpha) highlight PPG as a longer‑term value/earnings‑watch idea but are not driving immediate directional conviction. Zacks
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results: PPG reported a Q4 EPS miss (EPS below estimates) despite a revenue beat and 5% y/y sales growth; management noted softer European and industrial markets into 2026. Yahoo Finance
• Negative Sentiment: FY‑2026 guidance came in at $7.70–$8.10 EPS vs. consensus ~8.06, which tempers upside and is cited by some analysts as a reason for cautious near‑term outlook. Investing.com

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.