How Smart Investors Look at Sherwin-Williams (SHW).

By Susan Ramirez • Wednesday, December 20 10:54 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Sherwin-Williams has moved -0.2% so far today on a volume of 206,238, compared to its average of 1,515,426. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Sherwin-Williams trades 3.05% away from its average analyst target price of $297.5 per share. The 22 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $256.0 to $335.0, and on average have given Sherwin-Williams a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying SHW should be aware of the facts below:

Sherwin-Williams's current price is 444.0% above its Graham number of $56.36, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Sherwin-Williams has moved 26.8% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 22.9%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 9.34, Sherwin-Williams has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.8 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
SHW has a forward P/E ratio of 27.3 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $11.24 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.12 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Sherwin-Williams is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 20.76 compared to its sector average of 4.24
The Sherwin-Williams Company engages in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of paints, coating, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers.
Based in Cleveland, the company has 64,366 full time employees and a market cap of $78.48 Billion. Sherwin-Williams currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.8%.

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