Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PPG in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Sep 28 close
PPG's recent news centers on second-quarter results and analyst reaction. The company reported Q2 2026 net sales of $4.5 billion, up 7% year-over-year, with adjusted EPS of $2.23, which missed the consensus estimate despite the revenue beat, and full-year adjusted EPS guidance was maintained at $7.70 to $8.10. Bernstein reiterated an Outperform rating with a $136.00 price target, citing expected volume growth and calling the stock undervalued, while the shares have traded lower through the week, underperforming broader indices on some sessions. PPG also confirmed its third-quarter 2026 results will be released on 27 October, and announced a leadership promotion for Venkateshwarlu Kalsani.
The stock closed at $107.01, down 0.5%, sitting between its 50-day average of $111.97 and 200-day average of $111.93, with mixed trend signals. Longer-term returns show a 1-month decline of 5.7% and a 3-month decline of 11.5%, against a 6-month gain of 3.1%. The GekkoIndex reads 62.2, placing PPG in the Accumulation zone, though the index has slipped 6.1 points over five sessions. Price sits 12.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $122.21.
Earnings are due on 27 October, 28 days out, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Analyst consensus across 11 firms stands at 6 buy and 5 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $126.29. Seasonality over 5 years shows an average 20-day return of 0%, positive in 3 of those years.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
PPG Industries scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive2 mixed1 headwind
Averages disagree
Close $107.01 sits between the 50-day ($111.97) and 200-day ($111.93) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart62.2, Accumulation
Reading 62.2 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex12.4% below
Price is 12.4% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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See smart moneyReports in 28 days
Reports on Oct 27, 2026, 28 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
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From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged 0% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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PPG Industries closed at $107.01 on Sep 28, 2026, +3.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $93.39 to $133.43.
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PPG Industries makes and sells paints, protective coatings and a range of specialty materials to customers around the world. It is widely known for coatings used to repair and refurbish cars and commercial vehicles, along with products for aerospace, marine and rail applications, and for the architectural paints, stains and adhesives that contractors and homeowners use to maintain buildings.
The company organizes its work around coatings for different uses. One area serves vehicle refinishing, aerospace, protective and marine finishes, architectural painting, and pavement marking materials. Another focuses on industrial coatings, adhesives, sealants and metal pretreatments used in making appliances, machinery, electronics, auto parts, building materials and packaging such as cans and containers. Beyond coatings, PPG also produces specialty materials including silica for tires and battery separators, substrates for identification documents, and components used in OLED displays, optical lenses and photochromic products.
PPG Industries was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker PPG.
PPG Industries’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 62.2, in the Accumulation zone, down 6.1 points over five sessions.
Down 6.1 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 54 | +0.8% | +3.0% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 281 | +0.1% | −0.1% | ||
| Neutral | 321 | −0.6% | −1.3% | ||
| Distribution | 15 | +1.2% | −5.9% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average PPG share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
PPG Industries trades 12.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $122.21, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what PPG Industries shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$122.21
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
12.4% Undervalued
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PPG Industries, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PPG in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in PPG were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
PPG Industries has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold PPG.
PPG Industries reports on Oct 27, 2026, before the open (28 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 27, 2026
Expected before the open, 28 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | $2.23 est $2.26 | $4.50B est $4.37B | −5.6% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $1.83 est $1.77 | $3.93B est $3.85B | −5.1% |
| Jan 27, 2026 | $1.51 est $1.58 | $3.91B est $3.78B | +1.2% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $2.13 est $2.10 | $4.08B est $4.05B | −6.0% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | $2.22 est $2.23 | $4.20B est $4.16B | −6.8% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $1.72 est $1.62 | $3.68B est $3.66B | +5.7% |
| Jan 30, 2025 | $1.61 est $1.64 | $2.17B est $4.05B | −5.7% |
| Oct 16, 2024 | $2.13 est $2.15 | $4.58B est $4.66B | +1.1% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for PPG Industries is $126.29, +18.0% from the last close, from 11 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 11 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | KeyBanc | $133 | +24.3% |
| Aug 6 | Berenberg Bank | $118 | +10.3% |
| Aug 2 | Goldman Sachs | $131 | +22.4% |
| Jul 30 | UBS | $125 | +16.8% |
| Jul 30 | BMO Capital | $138 | +29.0% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, PPG Industries averaged 0.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.8% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.8% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −0.2% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | 0.0% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.4% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, PPG’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.4%.
PPG Industries’s market cap is $23.77B, with a P/E ratio of 15.3 and revenue of $16.42B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of PPG Industries this week reads positive: 11 positive, 6 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
PPG Industries’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| SHWSherwin-Williams | Neutral | 10.9% above |
| RPMRPM International | Accumulation | 8.8% below |
| AXTAAxalta Coating Systems | Accumulation | 25.5% below |
| CSWCSW Industrials | Accumulation | 6.4% above |
| AZZAZZ | Accumulation | 17.7% below |
| WDFCWD-40 | Accumulation | 17.7% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
PPG Industries’s market cap is $23.77B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $107.01, with 222.3M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 15.3.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for PPG Industries is $126.29, +18.0% from the last close. Of the 11 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 6 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate PPG Industries is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $107.01 is 12.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $122.21. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
PPG Industries is expected to report on Oct 27, 2026, before the market opens (28 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.14 per share on revenue of $4.28B. PPG Industries beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.7% on average across the report.
PPG Industries’s 52-week high is $133.43 and its 52-week low is $93.39; it closed at $107.01 on Sep 28, 2026, +3.0% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $177.32 on Jan 5, 2022.
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