** Shares of global paint supplier PPG Industries PPG.N gain 1.5% to $133 premarket
** New PT represents ~7% upside to stock's last close
** Brokerage sees PPG as better positioned than coming Akzo and Axalta combination due to stronger aerospace business, better decorative and architectural mix and cost discipline
** Raises PT to reflect higher peer multiple average
** "PPG's aerospace presence is much broader", brokerage says with regards to upcoming peer merger of Akzo & Axalta
** 12 of 26 brokerages rate stock "buy" or higher and 14 "hold"; median PT is $125- data compiled by LSEG
** In 2025, PPG was down 14.2%
(Reporting by Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru)
((Dharna.bafna@thomsonreuters.com))