Zacks Research Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for Graco

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Graco in a research report issued on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $0.66 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.67. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $3.07 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Graco’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.21 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.57 EPS.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last released its quarterly earnings results 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%.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on GGG. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of Graco from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 25th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on shares of Graco from $93.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of 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. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Graco presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $91.50.

Graco Stock Performance

Shares of GGG stock opened at $87.18 on Wednesday. Graco has a 52 week low of $77.49 and a 52 week high of $94.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.72 billion, a PE ratio of 30.91, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.84. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $84.68 and its 200-day moving average is $84.88.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Graco

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GGG. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Graco in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in Graco during the third quarter worth about $30,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Graco by 118.0% during the fourth quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 351 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service acquired a new position in Graco in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Graco in the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. 93.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Graco

In other Graco news, EVP Kathryn L. Schoenrock sold 1,527 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.30, for a total value of $137,888.10. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 6,374 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $575,572.20. This represents a 19.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Caroline M. Chambers sold 8,280 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.57, for a total value of $749,919.60. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 57,612 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,217,918.84. The trade was a 12.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Graco Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Investors of record on Monday, April 14th will be issued a $0.275 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 14th. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.26%. Graco’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.01%.

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.