NYSE:PPG - PPG Industries Stock Price, News, Headlines & Rumors

PPG Industries trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PPG."

PPG Industries declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 10th will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share on Wednesday, September 12th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.77%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 9th. This is a boost from PPG Industries's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. View PPG Industries' Dividend History.

PPG Industries announced that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Friday, December 15th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $2,500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 19th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.88 by $0.02. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $4.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.12 billion. PPG Industries had a net margin of 9.87% and a return on equity of 27.36%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.83 earnings per share. View PPG Industries' Earnings History.

PPG Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 18th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for PPG Industries.

17 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for PPG Industries' shares. Their forecasts range from $110.00 to $139.00. On average, they expect PPG Industries' stock price to reach $122.2941 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for PPG Industries.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PPG Industries in the last year. There are currently 11 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for PPG Industries.

Some companies that are related to PPG Industries include Akzo Nobel (AKZOY), Nippon Paint (NPCPF), RPM International (RPM), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) and Ferro (FOE).

News articles about PPG stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. PPG Industries earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.07 on Accern's scale. They also gave headlines about the specialty chemicals company an impact score of 47.03 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View Recent Headlines for PPG Industries.

PPG Industries' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (9.14%), BlackRock Inc. (6.13%), Parnassus Investments CA (1.76%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.40%), Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. (1.31%) and Bank of America Corp DE (1.26%). Company insiders that own PPG Industries stock include Glenn E Bost II, Jean-Marie Greindl and Viktoras R Sekmakas. View Institutional Ownership Trends for PPG Industries.

PPG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including OppenheimerFunds Inc., Congress Asset Management Co. MA, Findlay Park Partners LLP, Tesco Pension Investment Ltd, Morgan Stanley, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, BlackRock Inc. and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold PPG Industries company stock in the last year include Jean-Marie Greindl and Viktoras R Sekmakas. View Insider Buying and Selling for PPG Industries.

PPG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Parnassus Investments CA, Mondrian Investment Partners LTD, Bank of America Corp DE, FMR LLC, Advisors Asset Management Inc. and Confluence Investment Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for PPG Industries.

Shares of PPG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of PPG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $108.46.

PPG Industries has a market capitalization of $26.01 billion and generates $14.75 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $1.59 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.87 on an earnings per share basis. PPG Industries employs 28,200 workers across the globe.

PPG Industries' mailing address is ONE PPG PL 40 EAST, PITTSBURGH PA, 15272. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at 412-434-3131 or via email at [email protected]