PPG Industries Stock News

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG to invest $380 million to build new U.S. manufacturing facility in Shelby, N.C. for aerospace coatings and sealants.

The May collection of Dividend Kings grew to 55, with Automatic Data Processing and RLI Corporation joining, despite two companies dropping off for not increasing dividends. Six top-yield Dividend Kings, including Altria and Canadian Utilities, are now fairly priced, with annual dividends from $1K investments exceeding their single-share prices. Analysts predict net gains of 14.7% to 56.86% for...

Shares in paints and coatings company PPG (PPG 4.44%) rose by as much as 6.1% in early trading today as investors cheered its first-quarter earnings report and full-year guidance. Given the pressure on the economy due to the uncertainty around tariffs, any company that merely restates its full-year guidance must be looked at positively.

When the market is reaching toward all-time highs, I tend to start building a cash pile. When the market starts to get quite volatile and brings declines, that can create opportunities for putting some of that cash to work. With April's market slump, putting cash to work is exactly what I was doing; today, we are looking at 3 of the names that I added to during this market decline.

Despite a strong start, the Dividend Aristocrats are underperforming the S&P 500 in April, with NOBL down 4.88% and SPY down 1.53%. The best-performing Dividend Aristocrats YTD include Consolidated Edison (+25.65%), Cardinal Health (+17.82%), and Coca-Cola (+16.18%). 33 out of 69 Dividend Aristocrats have announced dividend increases in 2025, with an average growth rate of 4.33%.

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE:PPG) today reported financial results for the first quarter 2025. First Quarter 2025 Consolidated Results $ in millions, except EPS 1Q 2025 1Q 2024 YOY change Net sales (a) $3,684 $3,849 (4)% Net income (a) $375 $405 (7)% Adjusted net income (a)(b) $396 $443 (11)% EPS (a) $1.64 $1.71 (4)% Adjusted EPS (a)(b)(c) $1.72 $1.87 (8)% (a) From continuing operatio...

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The Dividend Kings are outperforming the S&P 500 in 2025 by 8.94%. Top performers include National Fuel & Gas (+28.88%), Consolidated Edison (+28.10%), and Middlesex Water Company (+21.00%). Promising Dividend Kings identified in March showed relative outperformance, averaging -3.15% vs. -8.16% for SPY.