Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. PPG Industries, Inc shares valued at $572,000 were sold by Morales Vincent J on Jan 15 ’26. At $110.00 per share, Morales Vincent J sold 5,200 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 28,439 shares worth approximately $3.24 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Morales Vincent J purchased 5,200 shares, netting a total of over 572,000 in proceeds.
Before that, KNAVISH TIMOTHY M had sold 4,800 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $568,080, the Chairman and CEO traded PPG Industries, Inc shares for $118.35 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,800 shares, worth approximately $4.08 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on October 16, 2025, PPG Industries, Inc [PPG] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $112. Analysts at BofA Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid April. As of March 10, 2025, Argus has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for PPG. Earlier on March 05, 2025, Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for PPG stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing PPG Stock Performance
On last trading session, PPG Industries, Inc [NYSE: PPG] rose 1.22% to $113.91. The stock’s lowest price that day was $112.54, but it reached a high of $114.52 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.92%. Over the course of the year, PPG Industries, Inc shares have dropped approximately -7.67%.
Is PPG Industries, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of PPG Industries, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 1.28 million shares to 5.64 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 4.36 million shares. A jump of 22.71% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.08 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.08.
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In terms of PPG Industries, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 116 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.07% from the previous closing price of $112.54. Analysts anticipate PPG Industries, Inc stock to reach 132 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 110. In spite of this, 19 analysts ranked PPG Industries, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On February 12, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $115.
