The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW Shares Acquired by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) by 2.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,417,166 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after buying an additional 39,853 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Sherwin-Williams were worth $454,226,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 5,102 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,653,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC raised its stake in Sherwin-Williams by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 1,057 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $343,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. raised its stake in Sherwin-Williams by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 2,118 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $686,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Sapient Capital LLC grew its stake in Sherwin-Williams by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 9,176 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $2,993,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators grew its stake in Sherwin-Williams by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 527 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $171,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. 77.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Sherwin-Williams from $355.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Berenberg Bank set a $380.00 target price on Sherwin-Williams in a research report on Monday, June 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Sherwin-Williams from $385.00 to $365.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Sherwin-Williams in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Sherwin-Williams from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $374.38.

Sherwin-Williams Price Performance

Shares of SHW opened at $323.98 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $319.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $332.52. The company has a market capitalization of $79.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.10. The Sherwin-Williams Company has a fifty-two week low of $289.86 and a fifty-two week high of $379.65. 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 issued 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 business had revenue of $5.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.56 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.25 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. Sherwin-Williams has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.500-11.900 EPS. Research analysts predict that The Sherwin-Williams Company will post 11.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Sherwin-Williams Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were issued a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Sherwin-Williams’s payout ratio is presently 30.71%.

About Sherwin-Williams

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.