sherwin williams is just a great company.ean, you know, all of these companies we're talking about will benefit from some of the things that are very important to investors now with, you know, tax reform and the like. but sherwin williams is in the middle of a deal right now themselves. they're trying to acquire valspar. sherwin williams owns the paint distribution with their paint stores. they do sell in some of the big box, but are able to be price-setters and in their paint stores. the market ask a little concerned about the fact that the raw material for paint is going up with the price of oil. and they're able to offset that with price increases. volumes are increasing right now. if you get valspar done, be integrate -- we see this company in the, you know, up at least 15, 20% over the next 12 to 18 months. and so we're very excited about paint, and, you know, it's a really good company all the way around. >> don, get out there and paint this weekend, okay? don riddell with ridge worth capital management. coming up, why

one in particular is sherwin williams.t has run into a tough federal trade commission review. of its 11.3 billion buyout of arrival and fcc wants them to increase amounts of asset sals that it offered months ago. but sherwin williams ceo says you know what had i'll hold firm. i'll get a better deal when i'm talking to a trump directe federal trade commission. do you think that is true in do you think when we do see donald trump take office, his agencies are going to be much more business friendly? >> there's no question. just look at how the stock reacd since donald trump has won and i know tom wheeler chairman he was an activist like most of the other appointees of the president who unelected bureaucrats trying to tell the country, you know, how we're going to live our lives tom wheeler one of the most progressive activist administrative so there's no doubt that the new -- about the u new appointee of president trump will be more business friendsly. >> the fcc -- >> oh, okay. you know you're right sorry about that. but th

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i think that the sherwin williams combination means there's less competition. want you to stick with ppg, and if it goes down say, like, another 10%, then i think it is worth buying more. and when i say that to own it, i mean i just think ppg is a good company. there's no reason to just sell it here, none. >> caller: okay. good. >> all right? merry christmas to you. >> caller: and you too. thank you. >> thank you. you know what, what we're going to do now, let's take a few questions, say, from -- i don't know. i'm looking at my former stage director, kyle. from social media. our first question comes from a tweet @chris mampi, who wrote @jimcramer, what am i missing with smith a& wesson, beat and raise. listen, pal, you're absolutely right. i got to tell you something. this one is a political situation. a lot of people feel with the new president coming in, he's pro-gun, and there won't be this big rush to buy guns as there are if a new president comes in who is anti-gun. i say it's all noise. i think it's a great long-term hold, and i think that smith & wesson,