Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Graco Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson forecasts Graco's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 per share, while the full-year consensus estimate is $3.06 per share.
• Graco reported Q2 earnings of $0.75 EPS, falling short of the $0.78 EPS consensus, with quarterly revenue of $571.81 million.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.275 per share, which reflects a 1.30% yield and a payout ratio of 39.01%.

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG - Free Report) - DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Graco in a report released on Tuesday, July 29th. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville expects that the industrial products company will earn $0.73 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Graco's current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share.

A number of other research firms have also commented on GGG. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Graco from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Graco in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. They set an "outperform" rating for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Graco presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $94.50.

Graco Stock Performance

NYSE:GGG traded down $1.40 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $82.58. 666,400 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 743,640. The company has a fifty day moving average of $85.64 and a 200 day moving average of $84.17. Graco has a 12 month low of $72.06 and a 12 month high of $92.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.28, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 1.04.

Graco (NYSE:GGG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by ($0.03). Graco had a net margin of 22.26% and a return on equity of 19.05%. The firm had revenue of $571.81 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $590.57 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.77 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Graco Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 21st will be issued a $0.275 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 21st. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Graco's dividend payout ratio is 39.01%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Graco news, insider David J. Thompson sold 3,588 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.23, for a total value of $309,393.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 27,520 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,373,049.60. This represents a 11.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.19% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Graco by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,229,385 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $356,053,000 after acquiring an additional 77,093 shares in the last quarter. PineStone Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Graco by 9.1% in the 2nd quarter. PineStone Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,911,372 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $336,261,000 after acquiring an additional 326,877 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Graco by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,390,940 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $199,667,000 after acquiring an additional 62,761 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in Graco by 36.7% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,929,952 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $162,676,000 after purchasing an additional 518,462 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in Graco by 26,738.4% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,841,916 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $155,255,000 after purchasing an additional 1,835,053 shares during the last quarter. 93.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.