At the time of writing, Sherwin-Williams Co [SHW] stock is trading at $359.59, up 1.86%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The SHW shares have gain 2.20% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.26%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Berenberg upgraded its rating to Buy on January 24, 2025, and elevated its price target to $420. On October 07, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Sector Weight. Evercore ISI reiterated its Outperform rating and increased its price target to $365 on July 24, 2024. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Overweight but $400 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 25, 2024. UBS upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on March 07, 2024, and upped its price target to $402. In a note dated March 01, 2024, Wolfe Research initiated an Peer Perform rating.
For the past year, the stock price of Sherwin-Williams Co fluctuated between $282.09 and $400.42. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $402.38 within the next 12 months. Sherwin-Williams Co [NYSE: SHW] shares were valued at $359.59 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.9% based on the average SHW price forecast.
Analyzing the SHW fundamentals
According to Sherwin-Williams Co [NYSE:SHW], the company’s sales were 23.10B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 0.86% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.48% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.31 and Total Capital is 0.22. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.5.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 354.75 points at the first support level, and at 349.90 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 364.69, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 369.78.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Sherwin-Williams Co [NYSE:SHW] has a current ratio of 0.79. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.46, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.03. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.91, the price to book ratio is 22.31 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 34.09.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved GARCEAU MARY L, SVP – CLO and Secretary, that happened on Nov 26 ’24 when 15770.0 shares were sold. SVP – Enterprise Finance, CRONIN JANE M. completed a deal on Nov 25 ’24 to sell 5161.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer GARCEAU MARY L bought 15770.0 shares on Nov 26 ’24.
