In a welcome move, PPG Industries stock saw its Relative Strength Rating improve from 64 to 76 on Wednesday.
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The paint company posted -3% earnings growth in its most recent report. Sales rose 0%.
PPG Industries stock earns the No. 3 rank among its peers in the Chemicals-Paints industry group. RPM Intl and PPG Industries are also among the group's highest-rated stocks.