<div id="readability-page-1"><p>BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. lowered its stake in The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW - Free Report) by 53.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 91,657 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock after selling 104,863 shares during the period. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.'s holdings in Sherwin-Williams were worth $27,353,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Sherwin-Williams</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>3 Stocks Ready to Pop When the Fed Cuts Interest Rates</li></ul><p>Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 261,178 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $77,510,000 after buying an additional 13,984 shares during the period. Waterloo Capital L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Sherwin-Williams during the 4th quarter worth approximately $360,000. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,636 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $787,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV lifted its stake in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 7.2% in the 1st quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 1,533 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $532,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the period. Finally, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of Sherwin-Williams by 259.1% during the fourth quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP now owns 6,998 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $2,183,000 after purchasing an additional 5,049 shares in the last quarter. 77.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. </p><h2>Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth</h2><p>Several brokerages have commented on SHW. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Sherwin-Williams from $360.00 to $386.00 and gave the company an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Sherwin-Williams from $344.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Sherwin-Williams from $315.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating in a report on Wednesday, July 24th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an &#34;outperform&#34; rating and issued a $418.00 price target on shares of Sherwin-Williams in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo &amp; Company lifted their price objective on Sherwin-Williams from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average target price of $361.95.</p><br/><ul><li>3 Stocks Getting Boosted by Analysts</li></ul><p><b>Check Out Our Latest Stock Report on Sherwin-Williams</b></p><h2>Sherwin-Williams Stock Performance</h2><p>Sherwin-Williams stock traded up $8.83 during trading on Friday, reaching $369.44. The company had a trading volume of 1,882,199 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,613,608. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $331.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $322.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $93.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.16. The Sherwin-Williams Company has a 52 week low of $232.06 and a 52 week high of $370.27. </p><ul><li>Sherwin-William’s Win Over PPG Stock in The Construction Boom</li></ul><p>Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 23rd. The specialty chemicals company reported $3.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.51 by $0.19. Sherwin-Williams had a net margin of 10.92% and a return on equity of 75.58%. The company had revenue of $6.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.33 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.29 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that The Sherwin-Williams Company will post 11.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Sherwin-Williams Announces Dividend</h2><p>The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 16th will be paid a $0.715 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 16th. This represents a $2.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.77%. 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<p>BNP Paribas Asset Management reduced its stake in The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) by 53.4%, selling 104,863 shares, leaving it with 91,657 shares valued at $353,000. Other investors, such as Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management and Waterloo Capital, adjusted their holdings in Sherwin-Williams. Analysts have given mixed ratings, with an average target price of $339.95 and a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Sherwin-Williams' stock traded at $288.44 recently, showing a 52-week range of $201.06 to $339.27.</p>

BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. Sells 104,863 Shares of The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW)