The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) Forecasted to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $2.50 Per Share

The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Sherwin-Williams in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 23rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will earn $2.50 per share for the quarter. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Neutral” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sherwin-Williams’ current full-year earnings is $11.44 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Sherwin-Williams’ Q2 2025 earnings at $3.91 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.96 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.44 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Sherwin-Williams in a research report on Friday, March 1st. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $377.00 price target (down previously from $385.00) on shares of Sherwin-Williams in a research report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on shares of Sherwin-Williams from $385.00 to $380.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. StockNews.com cut shares of Sherwin-Williams from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Sherwin-Williams from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $312.00 to $402.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $337.37.

Sherwin-Williams Price Performance

Shares of NYSE SHW opened at $306.45 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $328.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $299.19. Sherwin-Williams has a fifty-two week low of $221.76 and a fifty-two week high of $348.37. The company has a market capitalization of $77.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.78.

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 23rd. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.22 by ($0.05). Sherwin-Williams had a return on equity of 73.74% and a net margin of 10.52%. The business had revenue of $5.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.50 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.04 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sherwin-Williams

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SHW. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,435,960 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $6,685,876,000 after purchasing an additional 179,274 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its position in Sherwin-Williams by 65.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,427,014 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,384,160,000 after acquiring an additional 2,146,102 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 1.5% in the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,063,957 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,291,563,000 after acquiring an additional 75,571 shares during the period. Capital World Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 38.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,840,789 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,197,952,000 after acquiring an additional 1,075,351 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Sherwin-Williams during the 4th quarter worth about $1,176,356,000. 77.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Justin T. Binns sold 1,563 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $338.87, for a total transaction of $529,653.81. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 14,564 shares in the company, valued at $4,935,302.68. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In other news, insider Justin T. Binns sold 1,563 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $338.87, for a total transaction of $529,653.81. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 14,564 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,935,302.68. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Gregory P. Sofish sold 1,830 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $320.70, for a total transaction of $586,881.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 6,329 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,029,710.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 32,050 shares of company stock worth $10,340,237. 0.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Sherwin-Williams Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.715 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. This represents a $2.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.93%. Sherwin-Williams’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.49%.

Sherwin-Williams Company Profile

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.