Talbot Financial LLC acquired a new stake in The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW – Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 4,636 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,769,000.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Sherwin-Williams by 102.3% in the 2nd quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 89 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 136.4% during the second quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 104 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. VitalStone Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 233.3% during the second quarter. VitalStone Financial LLC now owns 110 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams during the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams in the second quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.67% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Sherwin-Williams news, CFO Allen J. Mistysyn sold 14,520 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $366.83, for a total value of $5,326,371.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 63,520 shares in the company, valued at $23,301,041.60. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Analyst Ratings Changes
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Sherwin-Williams Trading Up 1.5 %
Shares of SHW opened at $373.40 on Wednesday. The Sherwin-Williams Company has a 52-week low of $232.06 and a 52-week high of $385.25. The stock has a market cap of $94.68 billion, a PE ratio of 39.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 1.17. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $363.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $331.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17.
Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 23rd. The specialty chemicals company reported $3.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.51 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $6.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.33 billion. Sherwin-Williams had a net margin of 10.92% and a return on equity of 75.58%. Sherwin-Williams’s quarterly revenue was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $3.29 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that The Sherwin-Williams Company will post 11.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Sherwin-Williams Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Friday, August 16th were issued a $0.715 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 16th. This represents a $2.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.77%. Sherwin-Williams’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.49%.
About Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams Company engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of paints, coating, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. It operates through three segments: Paint Stores Group, Consumer Brands Group, and Performance Coatings Group.
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