PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) Shares Purchased by Intech Investment Management LLC

Intech Investment Management LLC increased its stake in PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG - Free Report) by 139.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 128,663 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock after buying an additional 74,984 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC owned about 0.06% of PPG Industries worth $17,043,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Insight Folios Inc raised its holdings in shares of PPG Industries by 3.8% during the third quarter. Insight Folios Inc now owns 2,217 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $294,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its position in PPG Industries by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 20,244 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $2,549,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares during the period. Klingman & Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of PPG Industries by 2.6% in the second quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 3,326 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $419,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of PPG Industries by 0.6% during the second quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc now owns 13,958 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $1,757,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the period. Finally, SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in PPG Industries by 2.6% in the second quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,453 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $435,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the period. 81.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Anne M. Foulkes sold 1,985 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.80, for a total transaction of $249,713.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 13,454 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,692,513.20. The trade was a 12.86 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.55% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on PPG shares. BMO Capital Markets restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $155.00 target price (down from $160.00) on shares of PPG Industries in a research report on Monday, October 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on PPG Industries from $155.00 to $145.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 18th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on PPG Industries from $138.00 to $136.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. StockNews.com upgraded shares of PPG Industries from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Mizuho dropped their target price on shares of PPG Industries from $160.00 to $150.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, PPG Industries has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $149.93.

PPG Industries Stock Performance

Shares of PPG opened at $121.29 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 1.58 and a quick ratio of 1.13. PPG Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $118.07 and a one year high of $151.16. The company's fifty day moving average price is $127.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $127.59. The company has a market capitalization of $28.14 billion, a PE ratio of 19.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.26.

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.15 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $4.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.66 billion. PPG Industries had a net margin of 8.24% and a return on equity of 23.63%. PPG Industries's revenue for the quarter was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.07 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that PPG Industries, Inc. will post 8.18 earnings per share for the current year.

PPG Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be issued a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 12th. PPG Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.11%.

PPG Industries Profile

PPG Industries, Inc manufactures and distributes paints, coatings, and specialty materials in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through two segments, Performance Coatings and Industrial Coatings. The Performance Coatings segment offers coatings, solvents, adhesives, sealants, sundries, and software for automotive and commercial transport/fleet repair and refurbishing, light industrial coatings, and specialty coatings for signs; wood stains; paints, thermoplastics, pavement marking products, and other advanced technologies for pavement marking for government, commercial infrastructure, painting, and maintenance contractors; and coatings, sealants, transparencies, transparent armor, adhesives, engineered materials, and packaging and chemical management services for commercial, military, regional jet, and general aviation aircraft.

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