Sherwin-Williams Co. [SHW] is 15.86% higher this YTD. Is it still time to buy?

Sherwin-Williams Co. [NYSE: SHW] slipped around -20.37 points on Tuesday, while shares priced at $361.38 at the close of the session, down -5.34%.

Compared to the average trading volume of 1.40M shares, SHW reached a trading volume of 4719137 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

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What do top market gurus say about Sherwin-Williams Co. [SHW]?

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for SHW shares is $393.86 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on SHW stock is a recommendation set at 2.10. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

KeyBanc Capital Markets have made an estimate for Sherwin-Williams Co. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Sector Weight, with their previous recommendation back on October 07, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Evercore ISI raised their target price from $360 to $365. The new note on the price target was released on July 24, 2024, representing the official price target for Sherwin-Williams Co. stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $400, while KeyBanc Capital Markets analysts kept a Overweight rating on SHW stock. On March 07, 2024, analysts increased their price target for SHW shares from 312 to 402.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Sherwin-Williams Co. is set at 7.24, with the Price to Sales ratio for SHW stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 3.95. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 24.30, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.94. Price to Free Cash Flow for SHW in the course of the last twelve months was 38.56 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.51.

How has SHW stock performed recently?

Sherwin-Williams Co. [SHW] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -6.99. With this latest performance, SHW shares dropped by -5.37% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 19.52% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 52.03% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for SHW stock in for the last two-week period is set at 35.66, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 27.43, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 41.99 for Sherwin-Williams Co. [SHW]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 371.19, while it was recorded at 381.99 for the last single week of trading, and 330.64 for the last 200 days.

Sherwin-Williams Co. [SHW]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals

Sherwin-Williams Co.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.51 and a Current Ratio set at 0.83.

Earnings analysis for Sherwin-Williams Co. [SHW]

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for SHW. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Sherwin-Williams Co. go to 10.00%.

Insider trade positions for Sherwin-Williams Co. [SHW]

There are presently around $79.99%, or 86.82%% of SHW stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of SHW stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 21.89 million shares, which is approximately 8.67%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 16.97 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$5.07 billion in SHW stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$3.01 billion in SHW stock with ownership which is approximately 3.9952%.