Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of Graco Q2 Earnings

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Graco in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $0.77 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.79. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Graco’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.71 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.92 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.44 EPS.

Separately, DA Davidson set a $85.00 price target on Graco in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Graco presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $93.00.

Graco Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:GGG opened at $85.91 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $81.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $84.53. The firm has a market cap of $14.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.46, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.09. Graco has a 52-week low of $72.06 and a 52-week high of $92.86.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $528.28 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $526.98 million. Graco had a return on equity of 19.38% and a net margin of 23.00%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.65 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Graco

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its stake in Graco by 32.0% in the 4th quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 1,545,846 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $130,298,000 after buying an additional 374,967 shares in the last quarter. PineStone Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Graco by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. PineStone Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,904,681 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $244,836,000 after buying an additional 76,184 shares in the last quarter. Canoe Financial LP increased its stake in Graco by 359.2% in the 4th quarter. Canoe Financial LP now owns 640,474 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $53,986,000 after buying an additional 501,003 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Graco by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,054,966 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $88,923,000 after buying an additional 19,545 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. increased its stake in Graco by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 184,103 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $15,518,000 after buying an additional 6,041 shares in the last quarter. 93.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Graco

In other news, insider David J. Thompson sold 3,588 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.23, for a total transaction of $309,393.24. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 27,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,373,049.60. This represents a 11.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 2.19% of the company’s stock.

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.