In the past week, SHW stock has gone down by -0.47%, with a monthly gain of 0.04% and a quarterly surge of 4.12%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.74%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.11% for Sherwin-Williams Co. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.46% for SHW’s stock, with a -1.04% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE: SHW) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE: SHW) is 33.71x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for SHW is 1.21. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for SHW is 232.85M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.95% of that float. On June 13, 2025, SHW’s average trading volume was 1.71M shares.
SHW) stock’s latest price update
Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE: SHW)’s stock price has dropped by -0.26 in relation to previous closing price of 357.13. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -0.47% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-29 that Sherwin-Williams (SHW) reported earnings 30 days ago. What’s next for the stock?
Analysts’ Opinion of SHW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SHW stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for SHW by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for SHW in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $380 based on the research report published on March 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SHW reach a price target of $423, previously predicting the price at $418. The rating they have provided for SHW stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 26th, 2025.
Berenberg gave a rating of “Buy” to SHW, setting the target price at $420 in the report published on January 24th of the current year.
SHW Trading at 2.37% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SHW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.04% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SHW starting from Rea Todd D, who sale 4,223 shares at the price of $359.16 back on Jun 06 ’25. After this action, Rea Todd D now owns 9,329 shares of Sherwin-Williams Co, valued at $1,516,733 using the latest closing price.
Rea Todd D, the Officer of Sherwin-Williams Co, proposed sale 4,223 shares at $359.16 during a trade that took place back on Jun 06 ’25, which means that Rea Todd D is holding shares at $1,516,745 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SHW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for Sherwin-Williams Co stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.23. Equity return is now at value 70.22, with 11.15 for asset returns.
Based on Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.76 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.13.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.77 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.82. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.42. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.19for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.94. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.77.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
