Sherwin-Williams
About: Sherwin-Williams is the largest provider of architectural paint in the United States. The company has over 5,000 stores and sells premium paint at higher price points than most competitors. Sherwin-Williams also sells paint-related products in big-box stores and provides coatings for original equipment manufacturers.
Employees: 63,890
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
34% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 199 | Existing positions closed: 148
29% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $386M | Put options by funds: $299M
3.9% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.45% [Q3] → 80.34% (+3.9%) [Q4]
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,621 [Q3] → 1,642 (+21) [Q4]
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 603 | Existing positions reduced: 575
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $73.2B [Q3] → $68.8B (-$4.44B) [Q4]
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 45 [Q3] → 32 (-13) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
8 analyst ratings
Wells Fargo Michael Sison 25% 1-year accuracy 13 / 53 met price target | 5%upside $350 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 9 Apr 2025 |
Citigroup Patrick Cunningham 34% 1-year accuracy 12 / 35 met price target | 12%upside $375 | Buy Maintained | 8 Apr 2025 |
UBS Joshua Spector 29% 1-year accuracy 15 / 52 met price target | 20%upside $400 | Buy Maintained | 7 Apr 2025 |
Barclays Michael Leithead 26% 1-year accuracy 5 / 19 met price target | 6%upside $355 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 1 Apr 2025 |
Jefferies Laurence Alexander 14% 1-year accuracy 1 / 7 met price target | 14%upside $380 | Hold Downgraded | 10 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about SHW published over the past 30 days









