Capital International Ltd. CA Raises Position in The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW

Capital International Ltd. CA lifted its stake in The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) by 23.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 63,719 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after buying an additional 12,128 shares during the period. Capital International Ltd. CA’s holdings in Sherwin-Williams were worth $20,647,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 5,102 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,653,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 1,057 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $343,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. boosted its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 2,118 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $686,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 9,176 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,993,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Finally, Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators boosted its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 527 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $171,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SHW has been the subject of several analyst reports. UBS Group downgraded Sherwin-Williams from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $385.00 to $330.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. BMO Capital Markets set a $355.00 price target on Sherwin-Williams and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Zacks Research raised Sherwin-Williams from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on Sherwin-Williams from $390.00 to $376.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Sherwin-Williams from $385.00 to $365.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $365.67.

Sherwin-Williams Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of SHW opened at $305.21 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $318.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $332.79. The Sherwin-Williams Company has a one year low of $289.86 and a one year high of $379.65. The company has a market capitalization of $75.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.86.

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

Sherwin-Williams Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Sherwin-Williams’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.