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 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $68.8B [Q4 2024] → $68.4B (-$458M) [Q1 2025]
2% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 127 | Existing positions closed: 129
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 577 | Existing positions reduced: 619
2.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80.37% [Q4 2024] → 77.9% (-2.46%) [Q1 2025]
3% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 32 [Q4 2024] → 31 (-1) [Q1 2025]
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,646 [Q4 2024] → 1,586 (-60) [Q1 2025]
30% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $302M | Put options by funds: $430M
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
RBC Capital Arun Viswanathan 36% 1-year accuracy 22 / 61 met price target | 16%upside $420 | Outperform Maintained | 1 May 2025 |
Wells Fargo Michael Sison 36% 1-year accuracy 20 / 56 met price target | 16%upside $420 | Overweight Upgraded | 30 Apr 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Vincent Andrews 58% 1-year accuracy 7 / 12 met price target | 6%upside $385 | Overweight Maintained | 22 Apr 2025 |
Citigroup Patrick Cunningham 38% 1-year accuracy 13 / 34 met price target | 3%upside $375 | Buy Maintained | 8 Apr 2025 |
UBS Joshua Spector 41% 1-year accuracy 24 / 58 met price target | 10%upside $400 | Buy Maintained | 7 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 15 articles about SHW published over the past 30 days









