PPG Industries is −2.7% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 21 points behind the market. 1-year return: −2.7% (S&P 500 +18%). vs 200-day average: −5.8%, below trend, but not far. RSI (14): 47, neutral. Below its 52-week high: 20%.

PPGPPG Industries

Basic Materials

$103.97-2.7% 1Y

$103.97

$93.0752 weeks$129.96

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though insiders net buying.

1 good, 2 neutral

TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −6% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction+$1K (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net buyers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026.

Short interest2.9% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Lightly shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 11% since the previous count, down from 3.9% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market

vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How PPG is trading

PPG Industries is −2.7% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 21 points behind the market.

−2.7%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average: −5.8%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
RSI (14): 47
RSI (14) · neutral
Below its 52-week high: 20%
Below its 52-week high

Sep 17, 2024$88.73 – $129.96 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026

Details›

Last close2026-10-09: $103.97
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%: −1.0%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%: −2.7%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%: −25%
vs 50-day average$110.37: −5.8%
52-week high: $129.96
52-week low: $93.07
Annualised volatility: 29%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08: $3K

Calendar-year price return
Year	Return
2026 (year to date)	+2.7%
2025	−12%
2024	−18%
2023	+21%
2022	−26%
2021	+21%
2020	+10%
2019	+33%
2018	−11%
2017	+25%

Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
Month	Years	Positive	Average
Jan	10	5 of 10	−0.85%
Feb	10	6 of 10	−1.3%
Mar	10	5 of 10	−2.1%
Apr	10	6 of 10	+1.9%
May	10	5 of 10	+0.31%
Jun	10	7 of 10	+2.5%
Jul	11	6 of 11	+0.31%
Aug	11	5 of 11	+0.66%
Sep	11	4 of 11	−3.0%
Oct	11	5 of 11	+0.17%
Nov	10	9 of 10	+6.1%
Dec	10	4 of 10	+0.28%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

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