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Graco (GGG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$85.79
-0.42 (-0.49%)
(As of 10/4/2024 08:50 PM ET)

About Graco Stock (NYSE:GGG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$85.39
$87.08
50-Day Range
$78.68
$87.66
52-Week Range
$69.78
$94.77
Volume
437,800 shs
Average Volume
740,827 shs
Market Capitalization
$14.51 billion
P/E Ratio
29.58
Dividend Yield
1.19%
Price Target
$90.25
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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. The Industrial segment provides liquid finishing equipment, paint circulating and supply pumps, paint circulating advanced control systems, plural component coating proportioners, and accessories and spare parts; equipment that pumps, meters, mixes and dispenses sealant, adhesive, and composite materials; and gel-coat equipment, chop and wet-out systems, resin transfer molding systems and applicators, and precision dispensing solutions. It also offers powder finishing products to coat powder finishing on metals under the Gema and SAT brands. The Process segment provides pumps to move and dispense chemicals, water, wastewater, petroleum, food, lubricants, and other fluids; pressure valves used in the oil and natural gas industry, other industrial processes, and research facilities; and chemical injection pumping solutions for injection of chemicals into producing oil wells and pipelines. It also supplies pumps, hose reels, meters, valves, and accessories for fast oil change facilities, service garages, fleet service centers, automobile dealerships, auto parts stores, truck builders, and heavy equipment service centers; and systems, components, and accessories for the automatic lubrication of bearings, gears, and generators in industrial and commercial equipment, compressors, turbines, and on- and off-road vehicles. It sells its products through distributors, original equipment manufacturers, and home center channels, as well as to end-users. The company was incorporated in 1926 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Graco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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76th Percentile Overall Score

GGG MarketRank™: 

Graco scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 76th out of 173 stocks in the industrial products sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Graco has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Graco has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Graco's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Graco are expected to grow by 5.70% in the coming year, from $2.98 to $3.15 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Graco is 29.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.99.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Graco is 29.58, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 18.01.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Graco has a PEG Ratio of 2.88. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Graco has a P/B Ratio of 6.48. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Graco's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.32% of the float of Graco has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Graco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Graco has recently increased by 7.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Graco pays a meaningful dividend of 1.18%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Graco has been increasing its dividend for 28 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Graco is 35.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Graco will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.38% next year. This indicates that Graco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Graco's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.32% of the float of Graco has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Graco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Graco has recently increased by 7.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Graco has a news sentiment score of 1.23. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Graco this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 11 people have searched for GGG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -15% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Graco to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.63% of the stock of Graco is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    93.88% of the stock of Graco is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Graco's insider trading history.

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Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest
Graco (NYSE:GGG) Given Neutral Rating at DA Davidson
Graco Agrees to Acquire Corob for EUR230 Million
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GGG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Graco's stock was trading at $86.76 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GGG shares have decreased by 1.1% and is now trading at $85.79.
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Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 24th. The industrial products company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.01. The firm's revenue was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Shares of Graco split on Thursday, December 28th 2017. The 3-1 split was announced on Friday, December 8th 2017. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, December 27th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split.

Graco subsidiaries include Smith Manufacturing, Geotechnical Instruments (U.K.) Limited, Multimaq-Pistolas e Equipamentos Para Pintura Ltda., Graco High Pressure Equipment Inc., White Knight Fluid Handling Inc., GeoBlaster Equipment Sales & Services Inc., Alco Valves Group, and more.

Graco's top institutional investors include JLB & Associates Inc. (0.13%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.03%), American National Bank & Trust (0.01%) and SG Americas Securities LLC. Insiders that own company stock include David M Lowe, Mark W Sheahan, David M Ahlers, Caroline M Chambers, Timothy R White, Jody H Feragen, Eric Etchart, Jeffrey P Johnson, Christian E Rothe, Claudio Merengo, J Kevin Gilligan, Peter J O'shea, Angela F Wordell, Anthony J Gargano, Kathryn L Schoenrock and Sant R William Van.
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Shares of GGG 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.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Graco investors own include AbbVie (ABBV), Pfizer (PFE), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Procter & Gamble (PG), Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), Applied Materials (AMAT) and Alibaba Group (BABA).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 8/7 Dividend
7/22/2024
Last Earnings
7/24/2024
Dividend Payable
8/07/2024
Today
10/07/2024
Ex-Dividend for 11/6 Dividend
10/21/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
10/23/2024
Dividend Payable
11/06/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Pumps & pumping equipment
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
CUSIP
38410910
Employees
4,000
Year Founded
1926

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$90.25
High Stock Price Target
$100.00
Low Stock Price Target
$79.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+5.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.40
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$506.51 million
Pretax Margin
27.76%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.15 billion
Cash Flow
$3.56 per share
Book Value
$13.23 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
164,688,000
Market Cap
$14.51 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.81

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This page (NYSE:GGG) was last updated on 10/7/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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