NYSE:PPG - PPG Industries Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

PPG Industries declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share on Tuesday, June 12th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 9th. View PPG Industries' Dividend History.

PPG Industries announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Friday, December 15th 2017, which authorizes the company to repurchase $2,500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 19th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.39 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.10. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $3.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.72 billion. PPG Industries had a net margin of 10.94% and a return on equity of 26.15%. The company's revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.35 earnings per share. View PPG Industries' Earnings History.

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

18 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for PPG Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $113.00 to $139.00. On average, they anticipate PPG Industries' share price to reach $123.6471 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for PPG Industries.

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News headlines about PPG stock have been trending somewhat negative on Sunday, Accern reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. PPG Industries earned a media sentiment score of -0.02 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the specialty chemicals company an impact score of 44.81 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

PPG Industries' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (7.65%), BlackRock Inc. (6.01%), Aristotle Capital Management LLC (1.36%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.33%), Thomaspartners Inc. (1.24%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.19%). Company insiders that own PPG Industries stock include Glenn E Bost II, Jean-Marie Greindl, Timothy M Knavish 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 Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Millennium Management LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Swiss National Bank, Honeywell International Inc. and WINTON GROUP Ltd. Company insiders that have sold PPG Industries company stock in the last year include Glenn E Bost II, 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 Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Findlay Park Partners LLP, WBI Investments Inc., Aristotle Capital Management LLC, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Royal Bank of Canada and Neuberger Berman Group 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 $105.42.

PPG Industries has a market capitalization of $26.06 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]