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PPG Industries has underperformed the S&P500 by nearly 50%, but its fundamentals remain solid, with expected annual EPS growth over 5% and record-level adjusted EPS in 3Q24. Despite challenges in automotive and architectural coatings, PPG's aerospace segment shows strong demand, and the company is streamlining operations and buying back shares. PPG trades at under 15x P/E, significantly below its historical average of 20-22x P/E, suggesting potential annualized returns of 14-15% and a price target of $160/share.

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PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of PPG (NYSE:PPG) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 68 cents per share, payable March 12 to shareholders of record Feb. 21. Through the ongoing dedication and engagement of its workforce, PPG has raised its annual dividend payment for 53 consecutive years and has paid uninterrupted annual dividends since 1899. This marks the company's 506th consecutive dividend payment. PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD® At PPG (NYSE: PPG), w.

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PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced the following details for its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 earnings release and teleconference call. Recast financial information will be provided for all periods presented in the earnings release to reflect discontinued operations stemming from the sale of PPG's architectural coatings business in the U.S. and Canada, which was completed in December 2024. Earnings release:   Thursday, Jan. 30, after U.S. stock markets close   Tel.

PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its US and Canada architectural coatings business to American Industrial Partners (AIP) for $550 million.

Building off strong foundations and iconic legacy brands, investment will enable the Company to accelerate profitable growth across the U.S. and Canada NEW YORK , Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Industrial Partners ("AIP"), an industrials investor, today announced that American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VIII has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the U.S. and Canadian architectural coatings business (the "Company") of PPG, (NYSE: PPG), a global paints, coatings, and specialty materials leader.  The transaction is expected to close in late 2024 or early 2025 and is subject to customary closing conditions.

Paints and coatings maker PPG Industries said on Thursday it would lay off 1,800 employees in the United States and Europe and close various facilities as part of its cost-reduction program.

The decline in PPG's sales in Q3 is due to soft global industrial production, which hurt demand in the Industrial Coatings segment.

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE: PPG), a global leader in paints, coatings, and specialty materials, today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell 100% of its architectural coatings business in the U.S. and Canada at a transaction value of $550 million to American Industrial Partners (AIP), an industrials investor. The transaction, which is expected to close in late 2024 or early 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, is the result of PPG's evaluation of stra.