Graham (GHM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Graham Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures fluid, power, heat transfer, and vacuum equipment for chemical and petrochemical processing, defense, space, petroleum refining, cryogenic, energy, and other industries. It offers power plant systems, including ejectors and surface condensers; torpedo ejection, propulsion, and power systems, such as turbines, alternators, regulators, pumps, and blowers; and thermal management systems comprising pumps, blowers, and drive electronics for defense sector. The company also provides rocket propulsion systems consisting of turbopumps and fuel pumps; cooling systems, which include pumps, compressors, fans, and blowers; and life support systems that comprise fans, pumps, and blowers for space industry. In addition, it offers heat transfer and vacuum systems, including ejectors, process and surface condensers, liquid ring pumps, heat exchangers, and nozzles; power generation systems, such as turbines, generators, compressors, and pumps; and thermal management systems comprising pumps, blowers, and electronics for energy sector. Further, the company offers heat transfer and vacuum systems consisting of ejectors, process and surface condensers, liquid ring pumps, heat exchangers, and nozzles for chemical and petrochemical processing industry. The company also services and sells spare parts for its equipment. It sells its products directly in the United States, the Middle East, Canada, Asia, South America, and internationally. Graham Corporation was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Batavia, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $30.31 to $31.94
• 50-Day Range: $26.67 to $35.17
• 52-Week Range: $24.78 to $52.00
• Volume: 55,074 shs
• Average Volume: 80,932 shs
• Market Capitalization: $336.26 million
• P/E Ratio: 37.16
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $35.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Graham Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Graham scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 70th out of 180 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Graham has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Graham has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.28%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Graham are expected to grow by 10.28% in the coming year, from $1.07 to $1.18 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Graham is 37.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.76.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Graham is 37.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.52.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Graham has a P/B Ratio of 2.94. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.54% of the float of Graham has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Graham has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Graham has recently increased by 15.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Graham does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Graham does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Graham is 53.01%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Graham will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.29% next year. This indicates that Graham will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.50

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.54% of the float of Graham has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Graham has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Graham has recently increased by 15.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.22

News Sentiment

Graham has a news sentiment score of 1.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Graham this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for GHM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Graham insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.70% of the stock of Graham is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

69.46% of the stock of Graham is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GHM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GHM shares performed this year?

Graham's stock was trading at $44.47 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, GHM shares have decreased by 30.6% and is now trading at $30.8410.
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How were Graham's earnings last quarter?

Graham Co. (NYSE:GHM) issued its earnings results on Friday, February, 7th. The industrial products company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.05. Graham had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.35% and a net margin of 4.60%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Graham's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Graham include Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.56%), FFG Retirement Advisors LLC (0.55%), Grace & White Inc. NY (0.43%) and Annex Advisory Services LLC (0.34%).
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How do I buy shares of Graham?

Shares of GHM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Graham own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Graham investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), Humana (HUM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Arista Networks (ANET) and American Water Works (AWK).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/07/2025
• Today: 4/29/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 6/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: General industrial machinery & equipment
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GHM
• CIK: 716314
• Web: www.graham-mfg.com
• Phone: (585) 343-2216
• Fax: 585-343-1097
• Employees: 490
• Year Founded: 1936

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $35.00
• High Stock Price Target: $35.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 37.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.82
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $4.56 million
• Net Margins: 4.60%
• Pretax Margin: 5.66%
• Return on Equity: 9.35%
• Return on Assets: 4.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $199.62 million
• Price / Sales: 1.68
• Cash Flow: $0.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 34.79
• Book Value: $10.49 per share
• Price / Book: 2.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 10,903,000
• Free Float: 10,282,000
• Market Cap: $336.26 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.65