PPG Industries
About: PPG is a global producer of coatings. The company is the world's largest producer of coatings after the purchase of selected Akzo Nobel assets. PPG's products are sold to a wide variety of end users, including the automotive, aerospace, construction, and industrial markets. The company has a footprint in many regions around the globe, with less than half of sales coming from North America in recent years. PPG is focused on its coatings and specialty products and expansion into emerging regions, as exemplified by the Comex acquisition.
Employees: 46,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
136% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $187M | Put options by funds: $79.1M
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.7B [Q1] → $22.2B (+$1.45B) [Q2]
2.38% more ownership
Funds ownership: 83.51% [Q1] → 85.9% (+2.38%) [Q2]
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 107 | Existing positions closed: 114
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,022 [Q1] → 1,002 (-20) [Q2]
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 321 | Existing positions reduced: 394
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q1] → 4 (-1) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
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RBC Capital
Arun Viswanathan
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$117
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Sector Perform
Maintained
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1 Aug 2025 |
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Mizuho
John Roberts
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$135
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Outperform
Maintained
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15 Jul 2025 |
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UBS
Joshua Spector
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$125
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Neutral
Maintained
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9 Jul 2025 |
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Wells Fargo
Michael Sison
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$135
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Overweight
Maintained
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1 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 12 articles about PPG published over the past 30 days
