The SherwinWilliams Company (SHW) Sr. VP-Finance and CFO Sean P Hennessy sells 41,795 Shares

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Aug 13, 2009
Sr. VP-Finance and CFO of The SherwinWilliams Company (SHW, Financial) Sean P Hennessy sells 41,795 shares of SHW on 08/12/2009 at an average price of $61.77 a share.

Sherwin-Williams Co. is a manufacturer distributor and retailer of paint coatings and related products. It is the one of largest paint companies in the United States and in the world. Well known brands include Sherwin- Williams Dutch Boy Pratt & Lambert Martin-Senour Thompson\'s Minwax and Krylon. (Company Press Release) The SherwinWilliams Company has a market cap of $7.21 billion; its shares were traded at around $61.56 with a P/E ratio of 16.4 and P/S ratio of 0.9. The dividend yield of The SherwinWilliams Company stocks is 2.3%. The SherwinWilliams Company had an annual average earning growth of 9.7% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated The SherwinWilliams Company the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.

SHW is in the portfolios of Richard Aster Jr of Meridian Fund, Dodge & Cox, Jean-Marie Eveillard of Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC, Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc.

Recent Trades of The SherwinWilliams Company by Directors and Officers:
  • Sell: President, Global Finishes Grp George E Heath sold 12,257 shares of SHW stock on 08/10/2009 at the average price of $61.12; the price of the stock has increased by 0.72% since.

  • Sell: President & COO John G Morikis sold 7,604 shares of SHW stock on 08/06/2009 at the average price of $60.84; the price of the stock has increased by 1.18% since.

  • Sell: Sr. VP-Human Resources Thomas E Hopkins sold 17,785 shares of SHW stock on 04/30/2009 at the average price of $57.01; the price of the stock has increased by 7.98% since.

  • Sell: Sr. VP - Corp. Plan. & Devel. Timothy A Knight sold 15,000 shares of SHW stock on 04/24/2009 at the average price of $58.32; the price of the stock has increased by 5.56% since.

  • Sell: Sr. VP-Strat. Excell. Init. Thomas W Seitz sold 5,000 shares of SHW stock on 03/02/2009 at the average price of $45.79; the price of the stock has increased by 34.44% since.