$SHW

Analysts at TipRanks initiated coverage on five stocks. Funko (FNKO) received a Buy rating with an $8 target, citing growth in collectibles and new management. Sherwin-Williams (SHW) also got a Buy with a $400 target, highlighting pricing power and market share gains. Vulcan Materials (VMC) was rated Buy with a $330 target, expecting earnings acceleration. Martin Marietta (MLM) and Pool Corporation (POOL) received Neutral ratings, with targets of $625 and $210 respectively, due to integration ch

Analysts made several calls on Tuesday. JPMorgan raised Dell's price target to $565, citing expected revenue growth. Wolfe upgraded Moderna to peer perform, noting its focus on therapeutics. UBS upgraded Fluence to neutral, seeing an earnings trough. Morgan Stanley upgraded Dynatrace to overweight, forecasting growth. Goldman initiated Jersey Mike's as neutral, citing full valuation. Wolfe upgraded Netflix to outperform, raising its price target to $95. Bank of America reiterated Nvidia, Micron,

Wall Street analysts issued updates on several companies. AMD was upgraded to Strong Buy with a $641 target, while Five Below was downgraded to Hold. Bitcoin continued its rally, trading near $79,420. Investors await Fed comments and inflation data.

Bank of America reports that oil prices now explain 35% of daily share-price fluctuations for LyondellBasell (LYB), Dow (DOW), and CF Industries (CF), up from 12% before the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz. The disruption has also affected paint stocks like Sherwin-Williams (SHW), with oil prices now explaining 39% of its daily moves. BofA sees investment opportunities in Axalta (AXTA), Ecolab (ECL), PPG (PPG), and RPM (RPM), citing potential margin improvements.

Binns Justin T (President, Glob. Architectural) sold 13,500 shares of SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW) at $352.70 ($4.76M total) on 2026-08-17.

Oil and bond markets moved as Brent crude rose 2.1% to $90.58 a barrel on US-Iran tensions, after reports of an Iranian tanker seizure. US 30-year yields rose 5 bps to 5.31%, with Wall Street stocks lower. Alphabet sought A$5b in bonds, Shein targeted a $26b-$27b IPO, and Alibaba sold Lingxi Games for at least $1.5b.

Sherwin-Williams insider Karl J. Jorgenrud, President of Global Industrial, sold 7,886 shares on Aug. 7, 2026 after a cashless option exercise, according to an SEC Form 4. The weighted average sale price was $368.30 per share. The article notes he still holds 1,252 shares via a 401(k) and 4,260 stock options.

UBS analyst Joshua Spector raised Sherwin-Williams’ (SHW) price target to $390 on Jul. 29 while keeping a Neutral rating. The mean target is $388.59, about an 8% premium to the current share price. The Street-high target is $420, implying roughly 16.7% upside.

Sherwin-Williams fully vacated its Warrensville Heights research campus, completing its June departure and taking about 587 jobs, according to the city’s economic development director. The city estimates an annual municipal revenue loss of about $1.3 million. Industrial Commercial Properties bought the 105-acre site in Dec 2023 and is redeveloping it for industrial use, with $10 million in Brownfield remediation funding and a $1 million culvert project underway.

Pennsylvania DEP fined Sherwin-Williams $124,700 for Air Pollution Control Act violations at its Rochester, Beaver County plant. The DEP cited a January 2026 incident where a thermal oxidizer was required but not installed, leading to months of chemical releases. The consent order also requires further corrective actions and adds $1,000 per day per missed DEP deadline.