SH
SHW
+3.8%⚪ No clear catalystThe Sherwin-Williams Company · Consumer Cyclical
$336.92Vol 2.20M · 1.3× normalMkt cap +$3.01Bafter · 2026-10-15 ET
What happened
Move
+3.8%
Price
$336.92
Volume
2.20M
1.3× normal
Market cap
$81.79B
+$3.01B today
Why it moved
Analyst actionlow confidence
- Barclays Initiates Coverage On Sherwin-Williams with Equal-Weight Rating, Announces Price Target of $348 — finnhub-news
- Sector-wide move — computed
Weak signal: analyst action.
Verdict — was the move justified?
⚪ No clear catalyst
An unusually large move with no reliable catalyst identified — most likely flow/positioning-driven rather than news-driven.
How unusual is this move
σ score
2.8σ
vs own 20d volatility
Percentile
97th
of 1279 daily moves
Avg daily move
±1.2%
own 5y average
vs sector
+1.5%
beyond sector median
Today’s move is among the largest 3% of SHW’s daily moves over the last 5 years — while the sector moved +2.4% and the market +1.4%.
What happened after similar moves
72 similar up moves in SHW’s 5-year history:
After 5 days
+0.8%
57% higher
After 20 days
+0.2%
51% higher
Median of same-direction moves within ±35% magnitude band. Past patterns don’t predict outcomes — context, not signal.
Fundamental context
V 62G 58P 85H 42Q 77EW 34/65
Insider activity (90d): net selling $7.67M
Valuation context
P/E (TTM)
30.4
5y median 33.1
P/E percentile
23%
vs own 5y history
FCF yield
0.0%
Trading cheaper than 77% of its own historical valuation range.
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