AIVL2.038%
as of Oct 23
PPG
DefensivePPG Industries, Inc.
PPG Industries, Inc. manufactures and distributes paints, coatings, and specialty materials in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through three segments: Global Architectural Coatings, Performance Coatings, and Industrial Coatings. The Global Architectural Coatings segment supplies a variety of decorative coatings, adhesives, sealants, and finishes, as well as paint strippers, stains, and related chemicals.
Close · 3M
-8.99%
Held by 1 AI ETF
Signal performance
Each tracked ETF's moves on this stock, grouped by fund. Returns are measured from the signal date to the latest close — hypothetical, no commissions or slippage.
Buy signals18
Win rate33% (6/18)
Avg buy return-2.36%
AIVL · Accumulation · 5d
weight 1.954% → 2.071% (+0.117 pp)·stock up 5.5% in the 30 days before
Oct 22·entry $113.09·now $110.61Fresh
-2.19%
since Oct 22
AIVL · Accumulation · 5d
weight 1.937% → 2.028% (+0.091 pp)·stock up 2.2% in the 30 days before
Oct 21·entry $110.17·now $110.61Fresh
+0.40%
since Oct 21
AIVL · Weight increase · 3d
weight 1.937% → 2.004% (+0.067 pp)·stock up 2.7% in the 30 days before
Oct 15·entry $107.81·now $110.61Drifting
+2.60%
since Oct 15
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
weight 1.937% → 1.967% (+0.030 pp)·stock down 0.0% in the 30 days before
Oct 14·entry $104.87·now $110.61Drifting
+5.47%
since Oct 14
AIVL · Weight decrease · 4d
weight 2.016% → 1.937% (-0.079 pp)·stock down 1.7% in the 30 days before
Oct 12·entry $103.71·now $110.61
+6.65%
since Oct 12
AIVL · Weight decrease · 3d
weight 2.016% → 1.949% (-0.066 pp)·stock down 1.0% in the 30 days before
Oct 9·entry $103.96·now $110.61
+6.40%
since Oct 9
AIVL · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 2.016% → 1.994% (-0.021 pp)·stock down 1.6% in the 30 days before
Oct 8·entry $105.46·now $110.61
+4.88%
since Oct 8
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
weight 2.000% → 2.022% (+0.023 pp)·stock down 5.5% in the 30 days before
Oct 2·entry $105.15·now $110.61Drifting
+5.19%
since Oct 2
AIVL · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 2.039% → 2.000% (-0.039 pp)·stock down 7.0% in the 30 days before
Sep 30·entry $104.33·now $110.61
+6.02%
since Sep 30
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
weight 2.014% → 2.039% (+0.025 pp)·stock down 5.7% in the 30 days before
Sep 28·entry $107.01·now $110.61Drifting
+3.36%
since Sep 28
AIVL · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 2.023% → 2.014% (-0.009 pp)·stock down 6.4% in the 30 days before
Sep 24·entry $106.32·now $110.61
+4.03%
since Sep 24
AIVL · Weight decrease · 5d
weight 2.060% → 1.963% (-0.097 pp)·stock down 8.3% in the 30 days before
Sep 14·entry $105.25·now $110.61
+5.09%
since Sep 14
AIVL · Weight decrease · 4d
weight 2.060% → 1.965% (-0.095 pp)·stock down 7.9% in the 30 days before
Sep 11·entry $105.50·now $110.61
+4.84%
since Sep 11
AIVL · Weight decrease · 3d
weight 2.060% → 1.967% (-0.093 pp)·stock down 9.6% in the 30 days before
Sep 10·entry $105.05·now $110.61
+5.29%
since Sep 10
AIVL · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 2.060% → 1.997% (-0.063 pp)·stock down 7.2% in the 30 days before
Sep 9·entry $107.16·now $110.61
+3.22%
since Sep 9
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
weight 1.968% → 1.977% (+0.009 pp)·stock down 3.9% in the 30 days before
Aug 26·entry $114.42·now $110.61Fresh
-3.33%
since Aug 26
AIVL · Weight decrease · 3d
weight 2.015% → 1.953% (-0.062 pp)·stock down 3.9% in the 30 days before
Aug 14·entry $114.11·now $110.61
-3.07%
since Aug 14
AIVL · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 2.015% → 1.970% (-0.045 pp)·stock down 0.5% in the 30 days before
Aug 13·entry $114.73·now $110.61
-3.59%
since Aug 13
AIVL · Accumulation · 5d
weight 1.845% → 1.982% (+0.138 pp)·stock down 0.1% in the 30 days before
Aug 12·entry $114.60·now $110.61Fresh
-3.48%
since Aug 12
AIVL · Accumulation · 5d
weight 1.943% → 2.015% (+0.072 pp)·stock up 2.0% in the 30 days before
Aug 11·entry $116.16·now $110.61Fresh
-4.78%
since Aug 11
-4.22%
since Aug 10
-7.61%
since Aug 7
-5.59%
since Aug 6
-2.98%
since Aug 3
+0.08%
since Jul 31
AIVL · Weight increase · 2d
stock down 3.4% in the 30 days before
Jul 28·entry $119.01·now $110.61Fresh
-7.06%
since Jul 28
-5.78%
since Jul 22
-4.40%
since Jul 20
-5.75%
since Jul 17
AIVL · Weight increase · 3d
stock down 2.3% in the 30 days before
Jul 16·entry $118.68·now $110.61Fresh
-6.80%
since Jul 16
Sell signals show what the stock did after the AI exited. A negative number means the AI's exit was well-timed.
Buffett-style framework
Fails the frameworkas of Oct 11
AIVL holds PPG at about 1.95% and has been trimming it, with weight decreases on 2026-10-08 and 2026-10-09 after small increases in late September and early October. That gradual reduction broadly agrees with a Fail verdict that finds a middling moat and no clear margin of safety, though the moves are small and look like rebalancing rather than a decisive exit.
- Circle of CompetenceArchitectural, industrial, and automotive coatings have stable unit economics, recurring repaint demand, and a mature industry structure, so ten-year cash flows can reasonably be projected despite cyclical swings.
- Economic MoatPPG has scale, distribution, and customer qualification advantages in coatings, but pricing power is limited by raw-material pass-through, competition from Sherwin-Williams and others, and a lack of the dominant brand or switching-cost strength of a true castle.
- ManagementCandor and skin in the game cannot be judged from the data provided, though PPG's history of buybacks and dividends suggests a shareholder-friendly approach, and portfolio reshaping and acquisitions would need closer review.
- Financial HealthThe 19.47% ROE clears the 15% bar, but the data lacks the ten-year ROE history, margin trends, debt levels, and capex needed to confirm owner earnings, and the 1.47% revenue growth suggests a mature, cyclical earnings stream.
- Margin of SafetyA PER of 14.75 looks reasonable, but an EV/EBITDA of 20.3 and a PBR of 2.9 leave little visible discount to a conservative estimate of intrinsic value for a business with modest growth and a moderate moat.
PPG sits inside the circle of competence and earns a respectable ROE, but its moat is good rather than unbreachable and the price offers no obvious margin of safety. Management quality and the ten-year financial record could not be fully verified from the data given. On the evidence available, the framework would pass on it at this price.
Educational interpretation generated by AI applying frameworks Warren Buffett documented in his shareholder letters and other public writings. Not a statement by Mr. Buffett or Berkshire Hathaway, and not investment advice.