What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for SHW FY2026 Earnings?

The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Sherwin-Williams in a report 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.

SHW has been the topic of a number of other reports. UBS Group reduced their target price 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. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Sherwin-Williams from $435.00 to $408.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Citigroup cut their target price on Sherwin-Williams from $423.00 to $375.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Sherwin-Williams from $380.00 to $350.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $370.00 price objective on Sherwin-Williams in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Sherwin-Williams currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $393.31.

Sherwin-Williams Price Performance

Sherwin-Williams stock opened at $341.13 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $347.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $359.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.33, a PEG ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.02. Sherwin-Williams has a 52-week low of $282.09 and a 52-week high of $400.42.

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

Sherwin-Williams Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.79 per share. This is a positive change from Sherwin-Williams’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. This represents a $3.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.93%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. Sherwin-Williams’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.95%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sherwin-Williams

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

Institutional Trading of Sherwin-Williams

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Sherwin-Williams by 19.8% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,686 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,636,000 after purchasing an additional 773 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 18.4% during the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 882 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $308,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the period. Panoramic Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 15.3% during the first quarter. Panoramic Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,046 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $365,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 74.4% during the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 6,769 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,373,000 after buying an additional 2,887 shares in the last quarter. Finally, City Holding Co. raised its position in Sherwin-Williams by 15.2% in the 1st quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 2,169 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $757,000 after buying an additional 286 shares during the last quarter. 77.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.