Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC Makes New $518,000 Investment in The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW

Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new position in The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 1,615 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock, valued at approximately $518,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Sherwin-Williams by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,237,824 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $7,529,752,000 after purchasing an additional 600,119 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in Sherwin-Williams by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 15,638,974 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $5,067,497,000 after purchasing an additional 364,832 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,231,615 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,687,498,000 after buying an additional 37,145 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 0.3% during the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,432,977 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,188,698,000 after buying an additional 11,560 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,089,450,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.67% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on SHW shares. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Sherwin-Williams from $355.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Zacks Research raised shares of Sherwin-Williams from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Sherwin-Williams from $390.00 to $376.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. UBS Group downgraded shares of Sherwin-Williams from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $385.00 to $330.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Mizuho dropped their target price on Sherwin-Williams from $410.00 to $371.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $372.15.

Sherwin-Williams Price Performance

SHW stock opened at $342.12 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10. The company has a market capitalization of $84.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.83, a PEG ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $318.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $332.11. The Sherwin-Williams Company has a twelve month low of $289.86 and a twelve month high of $379.65.

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.35 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.27 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $5.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.56 billion. Sherwin-Williams had a net margin of 10.86% and a return on equity of 64.55%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.25 EPS. Sherwin-Williams has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.500-11.900 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that The Sherwin-Williams Company will post 11.77 EPS for the current year.

Sherwin-Williams Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were issued a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. Sherwin-Williams’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.71%.

Sherwin-Williams Company 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.