Agman Capital LLC Buys Shares of 219,194 Graham Corporation $GHM

Key Points

• Agman Capital LLC disclosed a new stake in Graham Corporation, buying 219,194 shares valued at about $14.1 million. The position represents 12.0% of Agman’s portfolio and makes Graham its second-largest holding.
• Recent analyst opinions on Graham have been mixed: Zacks downgraded the stock to hold, while Oppenheimer raised its target to $110 and kept an outperform rating. Overall, the consensus remains Moderate Buy with a $95.33 target price.
• Graham’s latest quarterly results beat expectations, with EPS of $0.33 versus $0.30 expected and revenue of $67.08 million versus $59.95 million expected. Revenue also rose 13% year over year, even as some analysts trimmed forward earnings estimates.

Agman Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 219,194 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $14,079,000. Graham accounts for 12.0% of Agman Capital LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Agman Capital LLC owned 1.98% of Graham at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AdvisorShares Investments LLC raised its stake in Graham by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC now owns 3,238 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its stake in Graham by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 21,608 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,186,000 after purchasing an additional 319 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in Graham by 62.8% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,063 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 410 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Graham by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 85,940 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $5,520,000 after purchasing an additional 545 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its stake in Graham by 11.1% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 5,840 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $375,000 after purchasing an additional 582 shares during the period. 69.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GHM has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Graham from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Graham from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Graham from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Graham from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Northland Securities set a $111.00 price target on shares of Graham in a report on Tuesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $95.33.

Graham News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Graham this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Graham’s recent quarterly results beat expectations, with earnings of $0.33 per share versus the $0.30 consensus and revenue of $67.08 million versus $59.95 million expected, showing the business is still growing year over year.
• Neutral Sentiment: Northland Securities and Noble Financial updated their 2027 earnings models, with Noble starting Q3 2027 EPS at $0.38 and Northland lowering several forecasts, but these changes are primarily forward-looking and do not change the company’s current operations.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded Graham from strong-buy to hold, which can weigh on investor sentiment by signaling less upside than before. Zacks.com
• Negative Sentiment: Northland Securities cut its FY2027 EPS estimate to $1.75 from $2.38 and also reduced its Q3 2027 outlook, suggesting analysts see slower earnings growth ahead.

Graham Trading Up 0.7%

Graham stock opened at $103.70 on Friday. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $95.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Graham Corporation has a 12 month low of $45.00 and a 12 month high of $110.01. The stock has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 91.77 and a beta of 1.04.

Graham (NYSE:GHM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, June 8th. The industrial products company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.03. Graham had a net margin of 5.10% and a return on equity of 11.94%. The business had revenue of $67.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $59.95 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.40 EPS. Graham's revenue was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Graham Corporation will post 1.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Graham Company Profile

Graham Corporation NYSE: GHM is a U.S.-based industrial engineering company that designs, manufactures and services vacuum and heat transfer equipment. Its core offerings include liquid ring vacuum pumps, surface condensers, heat exchangers and custom-engineered vacuum systems. These products play a critical role in energy-intensive industries, where reliable removal of non-condensable gases and efficient heat exchange are vital to process performance.

The company's technologies find application across a range of end markets, including power generation, petrochemical, oil and gas, LNG, and semiconductor manufacturing.

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