$340,000 of THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY lobbying was just disclosed, from Q3 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Environmental policies and regulations affecting paints, coatings, and related products including: Plastics, microplastics, biocides, climate, BPA, and PCBTF/VOCs; Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); EPAs DRAFT Risk Assessments of antimicrobial pesticide active ingredients related to preservation; Government Procurement Programs; Environmental permitting process; Superfund cleanup; Financial assurance requirements under CERCLA; CERCLA cleanups and settlements; Premanufacture Notices (PMNs); Fluoropolymers; Paint recycling and sustainability. Tax policy issues including the Historic Tax Credit, third-party litigation funding, and extension of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L.115-97) provisions in H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21). Extension of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). Discussions related to international trade policy issues specifically including Sec. 301 tariffs, supply chain, and Customs Modernization. Discussions related to U.S. manufacturing competitiveness. Discussions related to tariffs on resins. Discussions related to proposed tariffs on imported paints by CARICOM. Discussions related to imported products subject to Annex II. Discussions related to Sec. 232 tariffs on tinplate steel imports. Monitoring general labor and workforce issues. Issues related to workforce training initiatives. Discussions related to transportation and infrastructure funding including container crane manufacturing initiatives. Policies and regulations related to Build America Buy America requirements for federally funded infrastructure projects through surface transportation reauthorization or rulemaking. Issues related to specifications for anti-fouling coatings. Discussions related to the National Defense Industrial Strategy."
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
SHW Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $SHW stock 6 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 4 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SHW stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE VAL T. HOYLE has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 09/23, 07/14.
- SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO purchased up to $15,000 on 08/01.
- REPRESENTATIVE RITCHIE TORRES sold up to $15,000 on 07/11.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN purchased up to $15,000 on 06/17.
- REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE sold up to $50,000 on 05/12.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
SHW Insider Trading Activity
SHW insiders have traded $SHW stock on the open market 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SHW stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- TODD D REA (President, Consumer Brands Grp) sold 4,223 shares for an estimated $1,516,732
- JAMES P. LANG (SVP - Enterprise Finance & CAO) sold 860 shares for an estimated $301,301
- JUSTIN T BINNS (President, Glob. Architectural) sold 609 shares for an estimated $224,611
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
SHW Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 736 institutional investors add shares of SHW stock to their portfolio, and 708 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- FMR LLC removed 1,038,746 shares (-18.2%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $356,663,826
- VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP added 985,520 shares (+101.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $338,388,147
- ASSENAGON ASSET MANAGEMENT S.A. removed 735,292 shares (-87.6%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $254,602,207
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS added 718,463 shares (+37.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $246,691,455
- BESSEMER GROUP INC added 606,482 shares (+4029.8%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $208,241,659
- AMUNDI added 596,657 shares (+55.8%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $204,868,147
- ALYESKA INVESTMENT GROUP, L.P. removed 537,216 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $184,458,485
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
SHW Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $SHW in the last several months. We have seen 7 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/10/2025
- Evercore ISI Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 08/26/2025
- Mizuho issued a "Outperform" rating on 07/23/2025
- BMO Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 07/23/2025
- UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 07/23/2025
- RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 05/01/2025
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 04/22/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for SHW, check out Quiver Quantitative's $SHW forecast page.
SHW Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $SHW recently. We have seen 11 analysts offer price targets for $SHW in the last 6 months, with a median target of $385.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Steve Byrne from B of A Securities set a target price of $368.0 on 10/14/2025
- Michael Sison from Wells Fargo set a target price of $395.0 on 10/10/2025
- Patrick Cunningham from Citigroup set a target price of $380.0 on 10/06/2025
- Joshua Spector from UBS set a target price of $400.0 on 10/06/2025
- Greg Melich from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $400.0 on 08/26/2025
- John McNulty from BMO Capital set a target price of $391.0 on 07/23/2025
- John Roberts from Mizuho set a target price of $385.0 on 07/23/2025
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