FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Graco Issued By Zacks Research

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for Graco in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $3.05 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $3.06. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $2.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Graco’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on GGG. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on Graco from $93.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. DA Davidson reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $79.00 price target on shares of Graco in a research report on Friday, September 27th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Graco from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, BNP Paribas raised shares of Graco from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $105.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Graco currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $91.50.

Graco Stock Performance

Shares of GGG opened at $85.95 on Friday. Graco has a 52 week low of $77.49 and a 52 week high of $94.77. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $86.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $84.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.84.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $519.21 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $538.19 million. Graco had a return on equity of 21.24% and a net margin of 22.87%. The company’s revenue was down 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.76 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Graco

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GGG. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. lifted its position in shares of Graco by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 4,860 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $410,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its stake in shares of Graco by 14.7% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 36,680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,092,000 after purchasing an additional 4,689 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Graco by 114.0% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,914 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $343,000 after purchasing an additional 2,085 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Graco by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Financial Group LLC now owns 12,583 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,061,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the period. Finally, Running Oak Capital LLC grew its holdings in Graco by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. Running Oak Capital LLC now owns 156,099 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $13,158,000 after buying an additional 8,905 shares in the last quarter. 93.88% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Caroline M. Chambers sold 8,280 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.57, for a total transaction of $749,919.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 57,612 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,217,918.84. This represents a 12.57 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Peter J. O’shea sold 18,075 shares of Graco stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.76, for a total value 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 approximately $1,288,440.16. This trade represents a 55.46 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 31,098 shares of company stock valued at $2,776,150 in the last three months. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Graco Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 20th will be given a $0.275 dividend. This is a positive change from Graco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.28%. Graco’s payout ratio is currently 38.87%.

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.