Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Buys The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) Stock

Key Points

• Senator Shelley Moore Capito purchased between $1,001 and $15,000 in shares of The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) on August 1st, according to a filing made on September 3rd.
• Sherwin-Williams reported earnings per share (EPS) of $3.38 for the last quarter, missing estimates by $0.38, while their quarterly revenue reached $6.31 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.79 per share, with an ex-dividend date of August 15th, representing an annualized yield of 0.9%.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) recently bought shares of The Sherwin-Williams Company NYSE: SHW. In a filing disclosed on September 03rd, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Sherwin-Williams stock on August 1st.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of BlackRock NYSE: BLK on 8/4/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Prologis NYSE: PLD on 8/1/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of General Dynamics NYSE: GD on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Colgate-Palmolive NYSE: CL on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of PPG Industries NYSE: PPG on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of PPG Industries NYSE: PPG on 7/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 7/29/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 7/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. NYSE: JPM on 7/18/2025.

Sherwin-Williams Stock Up 0.3%

SHW opened at $361.91 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $90.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 1.18. The Sherwin-Williams Company has a one year low of $308.84 and a one year high of $400.42. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $351.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $348.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.78.

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The specialty chemicals company reported $3.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.76 by ($0.38). The company had revenue of $6.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.31 billion. Sherwin-Williams had a net margin of 11.03% and a return on equity of 66.91%. The business's revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.70 EPS. Sherwin-Williams has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.200-11.500 EPS. Analysts anticipate that The Sherwin-Williams Company will post 12 EPS for the current year.

Sherwin-Williams Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.79 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $3.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Sherwin-Williams's payout ratio is 31.35%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sherwin-Williams

In other news, insider Justin T. Binns sold 609 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $368.82, for a total transaction of $224,611.38. Following the transaction, the insider owned 17,922 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,609,992.04. The trade was a 3.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO James P. Lang sold 860 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.35, for a total transaction of $301,301.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 377 shares in the company, valued at approximately $132,081.95. The trade was a 69.52% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MTM Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Sherwin-Williams in the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Perkins Coie Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Synergy Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 583.3% during the 1st quarter. Synergy Investment Management LLC now owns 82 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valley National Advisers Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 68.0% during the 2nd quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 84 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.67% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on SHW shares. Mizuho dropped their price target on Sherwin-Williams from $400.00 to $385.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Bank of America raised Sherwin-Williams from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $296.00 to $375.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Sherwin-Williams from $420.00 to $400.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Sherwin-Williams from $380.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Sherwin-Williams from $405.00 to $391.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $387.27.

About Senator Capito

Shelley Moore Capito (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from West Virginia. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Capito (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Capito was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first female U.S. Senator in the state's history. Prior to serving in the Senate, Capito was a member of the West Virginia House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015. At the start of the 116th Congress, Capito was a member of the U.S. Senate committees on Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works, and Rules and Administration. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Capito is a more moderate right of center Republican Party vote. As a result, she may break with the Republican Party line more than her fellow members. Capito earned her bachelor's degree from Duke University. After earning her M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, Capito was a college counselor and then director of an educational information center. She was the only Republican in the West Virginia congressional delegation until the 2010 elections and is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. Capito is a former chairwoman of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, as well as a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus. After an explosion responsible for the death of 29 coal workers, Capito founded the Congressional Coal Caucus. Prior to her election to the U.S. House, Capito served in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

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.

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