Research Analysts Set Expectations for Graco Q1 Earnings

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Graco in a report released on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.69 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.70. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 issued reports on GGG. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of Graco from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Graco from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $105.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price 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. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $91.50.

Graco Stock Down 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE:GGG opened at $86.07 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $84.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of $84.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.84. Graco has a 12-month low of $77.49 and a 12-month high of $94.77.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GGG. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. raised its holdings in Graco by 2.5% in the 4th 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 during the period. Albert D Mason Inc. raised its holdings in Graco by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Albert D Mason Inc. now owns 27,923 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,354,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares during the period. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its holdings in Graco by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 4,222 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $369,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the period. Optas LLC raised its holdings in Graco by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Optas LLC now owns 3,360 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $283,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the period. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group raised its holdings in Graco by 39.1% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 484 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.88% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Caroline M. Chambers sold 8,280 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.57, for a total transaction of $749,919.60. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 57,612 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,217,918.84. This trade represents a 12.57 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Kathryn L. Schoenrock sold 1,527 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.30, for a total transaction of $137,888.10. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 6,374 shares in the company, valued at $575,572.20. This represents a 19.33 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.63% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Graco Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.275 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 14th. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.28%. 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.