NYSE: SHW · Specialty Chemicals
Over the past week, Sherwin-Williams (SHW) racked up 16 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 19% bullish but is deeply split: News runs 33% bullish while Reddit sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 15 of 27 analysts rating SHW a buy.
There is little buzz around SHW this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 56% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to News at 33%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 27 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 15 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $386.30.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 37 points above the crowd average of 19%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 33% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 33-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Weekly price context: this Alpha Vantage chart keeps its own dated range; the sentiment metrics elsewhere on this page may be newer. Over the 30-day window, Sherwin-Williams (SHW) buzz held subdued around 2.7 while the price drifted down 1.2% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 1.7M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, SHW held roughly flat. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 30.6 and was variable, swinging between 2.7 and 42.6. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 7 of the 20 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Buy (15 / 12 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 19% |
| Avg price target | $386.30 |
| Most bullish source | News, 33% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 33 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 16 |
| Market cap | $77.93B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 29.6 · 23.8 |
| EPS · Beta | $10.85 · 1.1 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $24.41B · 11% margin |
| Industry | Specialty Chemicals |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Sherwin-Williams (SHW) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 19% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 16 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Sherwin-Williams (SHW) is fairly quiet with 0 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 1 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Sherwin-Williams (SHW), averaging 19% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 33% bullish and Reddit at 0%, a 33-point spread. On the professional side, 15 of 27 analysts rate SHW a buy.
Of the 27 analysts covering Sherwin-Williams (SHW), 15 rate it a buy, 12 a hold and 0 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $386.30. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 19% bullish.
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)'s cross-source average is bearish at 19% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. X reads 25% bullish, News reads 33% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Sherwin-Williams (SHW) at 19% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across X and News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 12 mentions (75% of total volume). X contributes 4 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 19% bullish, while x and news show rising 3-day activity. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. SHW's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 19% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The SHW sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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