SHW Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Ecolab, Inc. has a net margin of 13.1% compared to The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s net margin of 14.16%. The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s return on equity of 60.76% beat Ecolab, Inc.'s return on equity of 22.09%.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has a consensus price target of $385.81, signalling upside risk potential of 13.73%. On the other hand Ecolab, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $291.75 which suggests that it could grow by 10.37%. Given that The Sherwin-Williams Co. has higher upside potential than Ecolab, Inc., analysts believe The Sherwin-Williams Co. is more attractive than Ecolab, Inc..

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has a beta of 1.241, which suggesting that the stock is 24.127% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Ecolab, Inc. has a beta of 0.977, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 2.265%.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.79 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.93%. Ecolab, Inc. offers a yield of 0.98% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share. The Sherwin-Williams Co. pays 27.1% of its earnings as a dividend. Ecolab, Inc. pays out 32.02% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. quarterly revenues are $6.4B, which are larger than Ecolab, Inc. quarterly revenues of $4.2B. The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s net income of $833.1M is higher than Ecolab, Inc.'s net income of $589.7M. Notably, The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 33.13x while Ecolab, Inc.'s PE ratio is 38.02x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Sherwin-Williams Co. is 3.67x versus 4.75x for Ecolab, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

H.B. Fuller Co. has a net margin of 13.1% compared to The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s net margin of 7.54%. The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s return on equity of 60.76% beat H.B. Fuller Co.'s return on equity of 6.2%.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has a consensus price target of $385.81, signalling upside risk potential of 13.73%. On the other hand H.B. Fuller Co. has an analysts' consensus of $68.57 which suggests that it could grow by 16.38%. Given that H.B. Fuller Co. has higher upside potential than The Sherwin-Williams Co., analysts believe H.B. Fuller Co. is more attractive than The Sherwin-Williams Co..

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has a beta of 1.241, which suggesting that the stock is 24.127% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison H.B. Fuller Co. has a beta of 1.094, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 9.407%.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.79 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.93%. H.B. Fuller Co. offers a yield of 1.57% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share. The Sherwin-Williams Co. pays 27.1% of its earnings as a dividend. H.B. Fuller Co. pays out 37.93% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. quarterly revenues are $6.4B, which are larger than H.B. Fuller Co. quarterly revenues of $892M. The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s net income of $833.1M is higher than H.B. Fuller Co.'s net income of $67.2M. Notably, The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 33.13x while H.B. Fuller Co.'s PE ratio is 28.31x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Sherwin-Williams Co. is 3.67x versus 0.93x for H.B. Fuller Co.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

PPG Industries, Inc. has a net margin of 13.1% compared to The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s net margin of 10.73%. The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s return on equity of 60.76% beat PPG Industries, Inc.'s return on equity of 17.06%.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has a consensus price target of $385.81, signalling upside risk potential of 13.73%. On the other hand PPG Industries, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $119.50 which suggests that it could grow by 17.92%. Given that PPG Industries, Inc. has higher upside potential than The Sherwin-Williams Co., analysts believe PPG Industries, Inc. is more attractive than The Sherwin-Williams Co..

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has a beta of 1.241, which suggesting that the stock is 24.127% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison PPG Industries, Inc. has a beta of 1.165, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 16.534%.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.79 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.93%. PPG Industries, Inc. offers a yield of 2.74% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.71 per share. The Sherwin-Williams Co. pays 27.1% of its earnings as a dividend. PPG Industries, Inc. pays out 44.6% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. quarterly revenues are $6.4B, which are larger than PPG Industries, Inc. quarterly revenues of $4.1B. The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s net income of $833.1M is higher than PPG Industries, Inc.'s net income of $438M. Notably, The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 33.13x while PPG Industries, Inc.'s PE ratio is 18.09x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Sherwin-Williams Co. is 3.67x versus 1.48x for PPG Industries, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

RPM International, Inc. has a net margin of 13.1% compared to The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s net margin of 10.74%. The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s return on equity of 60.76% beat RPM International, Inc.'s return on equity of 24.55%.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has a consensus price target of $385.81, signalling upside risk potential of 13.73%. On the other hand RPM International, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $132.29 which suggests that it could grow by 24.89%. Given that RPM International, Inc. has higher upside potential than The Sherwin-Williams Co., analysts believe RPM International, Inc. is more attractive than The Sherwin-Williams Co..

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has a beta of 1.241, which suggesting that the stock is 24.127% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison RPM International, Inc. has a beta of 1.109, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 10.934%.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.79 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.93%. RPM International, Inc. offers a yield of 1.95% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.54 per share. The Sherwin-Williams Co. pays 27.1% of its earnings as a dividend. RPM International, Inc. pays out 37.19% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. quarterly revenues are $6.4B, which are larger than RPM International, Inc. quarterly revenues of $2.1B. The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s net income of $833.1M is higher than RPM International, Inc.'s net income of $227M. Notably, The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 33.13x while RPM International, Inc.'s PE ratio is 19.77x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Sherwin-Williams Co. is 3.67x versus 1.80x for RPM International, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.