Growth and Margin Analysis of PPG Industries, Inc (PPG)’s Recent Quarter Sales

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, PPG Industries, Inc [PPG] stock is trading at $102.46, down -1.18%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The PPG shares have lost -0.20% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.60%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

PPG Industries, Inc [NYSE: PPG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 16, 2025, when JP Morgan upgraded its rating to an Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $112 for it. Previously, BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral on April 15, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $126. On March 10, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to a Neutral. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $115 on February 12, 2025. Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on April 22, 2024. In a note dated April 22, 2024, Evercore ISI downgraded an In-line rating on this stock but restated the target price of $152.

For the past year, the stock price of PPG Industries, Inc fluctuated between $90.24 and $124.74. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $119.33 within the next 12 months. PPG Industries, Inc [NYSE: PPG] shares were valued at $102.46 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 16.46% based on the average PPG price forecast.

Analyzing the PPG fundamentals

According to PPG Industries, Inc [NYSE:PPG], the company’s sales were 15.69B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -10.78% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.4% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.14%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.12. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.01.

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 101.96 points at the first support level, and at 101.45 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 103.29, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 104.11.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that PPG Industries, Inc [NYSE:PPG] has a current ratio of 1.47. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.08, while the Cash Ratio is 0.33. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.47, the price to book ratio is 2.95 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.29.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved KNAVISH TIMOTHY M, Chairman and CEO, that happened on Feb 14 ’25 when 4800.0 shares were sold. Officer, KNAVISH TIMOTHY M completed a deal on Feb 14 ’25 to buy 4800.0 shares.

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