** Sherwin-Williams Co SHW.N shares up 0.6% to $335.89 ahead of Q3 results due before the opening bell on Tues
** The paint and coatings company is expected to report EPS of $3.44 on revenue of $6.2 bln vs yr-ago results of $3.37 per share and $6.16 bln, per LSEG data
** SHW has met or beaten EPS estimates in 5 of past 8 qtrs, with most recent miss in Q2 2025
** Of the 29 analysts covering Sherwin-Williams Co, the breakdown of recommendations is 16 "strong buy" or "buy," 12 "hold" and 1 "sell" rating
** Median price target of $385 is down from $387.50 a month ago
** SHW shares now down about 1% YTD vs 11.5% rise in Dow Industrials .DJI
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak)
((charles.mikolajczak@tr.com; @chuckmik.bsky.social))