Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook of Graco FY2026 Earnings

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2026 earnings estimates for Graco in a report released on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $3.22 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.21. The consensus estimate for Graco's current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Graco's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the company. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Graco from $93.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. DA Davidson set a $85.00 target price on shares of Graco in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Graco from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $105.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $93.00.

Graco Stock Up 2.3 %

Shares of Graco stock traded up $1.77 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $79.69. 978,210 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 804,936. The business has a 50-day moving average of $83.65 and a 200 day moving average of $85.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.40 billion, a PE ratio of 28.26, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.92. Graco has a fifty-two week low of $72.06 and a fifty-two week high of $92.86.

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Graco (NYSE:GGG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.77 by ($0.13). Graco had a return on equity of 19.38% and a net margin of 23.00%.

Graco Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 14th will be paid a $0.275 dividend. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.38%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 14th. Graco's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.01%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GGG. FMR LLC raised its stake in Graco by 33.7% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 32,418 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,837,000 after purchasing an additional 8,166 shares during the period. Investment Management Corp of Ontario increased its holdings in shares of Graco by 50.9% during the 3rd quarter. Investment Management Corp of Ontario now owns 5,635 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $493,000 after buying an additional 1,900 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its position in shares of Graco by 48.4% during the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 22,923 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,006,000 after buying an additional 7,479 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Graco by 7.6% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 264,208 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $23,121,000 after acquiring an additional 18,733 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Graco by 6.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,458,988 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $652,736,000 after acquiring an additional 443,141 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.88% of the company's stock.

Graco Company Profile

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.