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Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG – Free Report) – Research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Graco in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek expects that the industrial products company will earn $0.71 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Graco’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.20 EPS.
A number of other analysts also recently commented on GGG. BNP Paribas upgraded Graco from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $105.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Graco from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Graco from $93.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $91.50.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on GGG
Graco Trading Up 0.9 %
Shares of GGG stock opened at $84.06 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $85.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $84.69. Graco has a 12 month low of $77.49 and a 12 month high of $94.77. The company has a market capitalization of $14.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.84.
Graco (NYSE:GGG – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by ($0.13). Graco had a return on equity of 19.38% and a net margin of 23.00%.
Graco Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 20th will be issued a $0.275 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. This is a boost from Graco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.31%. Graco’s dividend payout ratio is presently 39.01%.
Insider Transactions at Graco
In related news, insider Peter J. O’shea sold 18,075 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.76, for a total transaction of $1,604,337.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 14,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,288,440.16. This trade represents a 55.46 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider David J. Thompson sold 3,216 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.31, for a total value of $284,004.96. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 27,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,406,094.26. This represents a 10.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 31,098 shares of company stock valued at $2,776,150. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Graco
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GGG. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Graco in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in shares of Graco in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in shares of Graco by 187.8% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 495 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 323 shares during the period. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Graco in the 3rd quarter valued at $59,000. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Graco in the 4th quarter valued at $61,000. 93.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Graco
Graco Inc designs, manufactures, and markets systems and equipment used to move, measure, control, dispense, and spray fluid and powder materials worldwide. The Contractor segment offers sprayers to apply paint to walls and other structures; two-component proportioning systems that are used to spray polyurethane foam and polyurea coatings; and viscous coatings to roofs, as well as markings on roads, parking lots, athletic fields, and floors.
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