What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for SHW FY2026 Earnings?

The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) – Equities researchers at KeyCorp issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Sherwin-Williams in a research note issued on Sunday, April 13th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov expects that the specialty chemicals company will earn $13.57 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Sherwin-Williams’ current full-year earnings is $12.00 per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Sherwin-Williams from $370.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Robert W. Baird set a $370.00 price target on Sherwin-Williams in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on Sherwin-Williams from $438.00 to $415.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Sherwin-Williams from $430.00 to $400.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on shares of Sherwin-Williams from $385.00 to $355.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $392.50.

Sherwin-Williams Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of SHW opened at $336.94 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.02. Sherwin-Williams has a 12 month low of $282.09 and a 12 month high of $400.42. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $346.45 and its 200-day moving average is $359.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.74 billion, a PE ratio of 31.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 1.26.

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.07 by $0.02. Sherwin-Williams had a net margin of 11.61% and a return on equity of 74.50%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.81 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Sherwin-Williams

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Davis Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams in the 1st quarter valued at $205,000. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in Sherwin-Williams by 5.6% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 346,656 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $121,049,000 after buying an additional 18,466 shares during the period. Simon Quick Advisors LLC boosted its position in Sherwin-Williams by 35.9% during the first quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 1,819 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $635,000 after acquiring an additional 481 shares during the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC grew its holdings in Sherwin-Williams by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 1,696 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $592,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. Finally, McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 76.1% in the 1st quarter. McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. now owns 1,127 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $394,000 after acquiring an additional 487 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.67% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Colin M. Davie sold 2,799 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $360.30, for a total transaction of $1,008,479.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 5,365 shares in the company, valued at $1,933,009.50. This trade represents a 34.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Sherwin-Williams Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.79 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $3.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.94%. This is an increase from Sherwin-Williams’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. Sherwin-Williams’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.95%.

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.