A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Sherwin-Williams Co (Symbol: SHW) is the #11 broker pick, on average, out of the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to ETF Channel. Sherwin-Williams Co also comes in above the median of analyst picks among the broader S&P 500 index components, claiming the #143 spot out of 500.
Below is a chart of rank over time:
SHW operates in the Specialty Chemicals sector, among companies like Linde PLC (LIN) which is up about 0.1% today, and Ecolab Inc (ECL) trading lower by about 0.4%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of SHW, versus LIN and ECL.
SHW is currently trading up about 0.1% midday Wednesday.
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