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
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Funds holding %
of 7,372 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
73% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $281M | Put options by funds: $163M
1.29% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.51% [Q3] → 86.81% (+1.29%) [Q4]
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 143 | Existing positions closed: 133
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,064 [Q3] → 1,048 (-16) [Q4]
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $26.7B [Q3] → $24.6B (-$2.04B) [Q4]
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 320 | Existing positions reduced: 398
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q3] → 3 (-1) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$115
2%
upside
Avg. target
$128
13%
upside
High target
$140
24%
upside
7 analyst ratings
3 positive
43%
4 neutral
57%
0 negative
0%
JP Morgan Jeffrey Zekauskas 30% 1-year accuracy 14 / 46 met price target | 2%upside $115 | Neutral Downgraded | 12 Feb 2025 |
Goldman Sachs Duffy Fischer 60% 1-year accuracy 9 / 15 met price target | 19%upside $135 | Buy Maintained | 6 Feb 2025 |
RBC Capital Arun Viswanathan 21% 1-year accuracy 14 / 66 met price target | 6%upside $120 | Sector Perform Maintained | 4 Feb 2025 |
Barclays Michael Leithead 40% 1-year accuracy 8 / 20 met price target | 11%upside $125 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
Mizuho John Roberts 34% 1-year accuracy 12 / 35 met price target | 24%upside $140 | Outperform Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 9 articles about PPG published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
2 days ago
PPG recognizes GNE Paint & Supplies Inc. as 2024 Automotive Refinish Platinum Distributor of the Year
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that it has named GNE Paint & Supplies Inc. of Detroit as its Automotive Refinish 2024 Platinum Distributor of the Year. The award recognizes a distributor with exceptional service, loyalty, product knowledge and support as part of the PPG PLATINUM DISTRIBUTOR® program. Natalie Scott, PPG director, PPG Platinum Distributor program, U.S. and Canada, Automotive Refinish, presented the award to Chris Brideau, owner of GNE Pai.
Neutral
Business Wire
6 days ago
PPG recognized as ‘Exceptional Workplace' by Gallup for third consecutive year
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that it has received a third consecutive Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA). This annual award recognizes high-performing companies that align their business strategies around employees. Gallup found that PPG continued to engage and develop its people in innovative ways, setting new benchmarks for workplace excellence. “At PPG, our employees are key to delivering on our purpose to protect and beautify the world,” said Brenda Br.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
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Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
PPG CORAFLON Platinum powder coating exhibits 20 times the color retention of competitor products
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the release of new data showing the superior color and gloss retention performance of PPG CORAFLON® Platinum powder coating for architectural extrusions. Testing by independent third-party laboratory Atlas Material Testing Solutions, conducted according to Fenestration and Glazing Industrial Alliance and American Architectural Manufacturers Association (FGIA/AAMA) 2605 standards, revealed that PPG Coraflon Platinum exhibited a minimal.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
PPG recognized as only paints and coatings manufacturer on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies list for second year
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it has been recognized on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2025 list, ranking No. 62 out of the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies. It is the second consecutive year that PPG has appeared on the list as the only paints and coatings company. Starting with the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies by market value – excluding real estate investment trusts – financial research firm Calvert ranked each one by how it.
Positive
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2 weeks ago
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Positive
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2 weeks ago
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Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
PPG Board of Directors ranks among top ten in study of governance capacity
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that its board of directors ranked in the top ten among the boards of more than 650 American corporations, according to a study of governance capacity that was released by JamesDruryPartners. The ninth annual “The Weight of America's Boards” study scored PPG's board among the top ten in terms of business accomplishments, leadership roles served with companies and the relative value of their experience. This is the PPG board's eighth a.
Neutral
Business Wire
4 weeks ago
PPG, PPG Foundation invested $18.4 million in communities worldwide in 2024
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG and PPG Foundation invested $18.4 million in communities worldwide in 2024.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
PPG global leaders transform Boys & Girls Club in Florida, celebrate 10 years of COLORFUL COMMUNITIES program
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG global leaders transform a Boys & Girls Club in Florida, part of the 10-year celebration of the company's COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® program.
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