Brady (NYSE:BRC) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Brady has updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share (EPS) between 4.850-5.150, just below the consensus estimate of 4.920.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.245, raising its annualized dividend to $0.98, which reflects a yield of 1.3%.
• Brady's stock has received upgrades from analysts, notably being raised to a "strong-buy" rating by Sidoti and has an average rating of "Strong Buy" according to MarketBeat.

Brady (NYSE:BRC - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.850-5.150 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.920. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on BRC. Sidoti raised shares of Brady to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Brady from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Brady has a consensus rating of "Strong Buy".

Brady Stock Down 1.4%

NYSE BRC traded down $1.16 on Tuesday, hitting $79.24. The stock had a trading volume of 67,436 shares, compared to its average volume of 221,622. The stock has a market cap of $3.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.17 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.88 and a quick ratio of 1.27. Brady has a 52-week low of $62.70 and a 52-week high of $84.03. The business's fifty day moving average price is $72.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $70.75.

Brady (NYSE:BRC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $397.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $384.67 million. Brady had a net margin of 12.50% and a return on equity of 19.29%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.19 earnings per share. Brady has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.850-5.150 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Brady will post 4.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Brady Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 31st. Investors of record on Friday, October 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.245 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 10th. This represents a $0.98 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from Brady's previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. Brady's dividend payout ratio is currently 24.43%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brady

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Brady by 189.6% in the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 74,499 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $5,064,000 after purchasing an additional 48,774 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its holdings in Brady by 107.7% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 38,121 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,591,000 after buying an additional 19,771 shares in the last quarter. HRT Financial LP raised its position in Brady by 161.1% during the second quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 26,247 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,784,000 after acquiring an additional 16,193 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Brady by 0.9% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 26,093 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,774,000 after buying an additional 238 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Brady in the second quarter valued at approximately $924,000. 76.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Brady

Brady Corporation manufactures and supplies identification solutions (IDS) and workplace safety (WPS) products to identify and protect premises, products, and people in the United States and internationally. The company offers materials, printing systems, RFID, and bar code scanners for product identification, brand protection labeling, work in process labeling, finished product identification, and industrial track and trace applications; safety signs, floor-marking tapes, pipe markers, labeling systems, spill control products, lockout/tagout device, and software and services for safety compliance auditing, procedure writing, and training; and hand-held printers, wire markers, sleeves, and tags for wire identification.