Two Sigma Securities LLC Has $382,000 Position in W.W. Grainger, Inc. $GWW

Key Points

• Two Sigma Securities cut its W.W. Grainger position by 82.4% in the second quarter, leaving 281 shares valued at approximately $382,000. Institutional investors collectively own 80.7% of the company.
• Grainger reported quarterly earnings of $12.01 per share, beating estimates by $0.71, while revenue rose 10.3% year over year to $5.02 billion. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $45.50–$47.25.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed, with a consensus “Hold” rating and $1,286.62 target price. Grainger also declared a $2.49 quarterly dividend, equivalent to a 0.8% yield and a 25.4% payout ratio.

Two Sigma Securities LLC lessened its holdings in shares of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW - Free Report) by 82.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 281 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 1,314 shares during the quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC's holdings in W.W. Grainger were worth $382,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of W.W. Grainger in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,048,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in W.W. Grainger in the 2nd quarter valued at $324,824,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in W.W. Grainger by 1,353.1% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 31,242 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $42,502,000 after buying an additional 29,092 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in W.W. Grainger during the 2nd quarter valued at $11,591,000. Finally, Strs Ohio lifted its stake in W.W. Grainger by 253.8% during the 4th quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 3,747 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $3,781,000 after acquiring an additional 2,688 shares in the last quarter. 80.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GWW has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of W.W. Grainger from $1,350.00 to $1,375.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of W.W. Grainger from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 9th. Stephens lowered shares of W.W. Grainger from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and set a $1,355.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of W.W. Grainger from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "buy (b)" rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their target price on W.W. Grainger from $1,250.00 to $1,260.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $1,286.62.

W.W. Grainger Price Performance

NYSE GWW opened at $1,284.82 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 2.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The company has a market cap of $60.52 billion, a PE ratio of 32.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.03. W.W. Grainger, Inc. has a 52 week low of $906.52 and a 52 week high of $1,419.91. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $1,340.80 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1,237.93.

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $12.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $11.30 by $0.71. The company had revenue of $5.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.96 billion. W.W. Grainger had a return on equity of 48.73% and a net margin of 9.92%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $9.97 earnings per share. W.W. Grainger has set its FY 2026 guidance at 45.500-47.250 EPS. Research analysts predict that W.W. Grainger, Inc. will post 46.17 earnings per share for the current year.

W.W. Grainger Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 10th were given a dividend of $2.49 per share. This represents a $9.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 10th. W.W. Grainger's payout ratio is 25.40%.

W.W. Grainger Company Profile

W.W. Grainger, Inc NYSE: GWW is an industrial supply distributor founded in 1927 and headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. The company supplies maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services to businesses, institutions and government customers. Over its long history Grainger has developed a broad product assortment and a national distribution network that supports operations across a range of end markets, including manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, transportation and public sector organizations.

Grainger's product portfolio spans core categories such as electrical and lighting, safety and personal protective equipment, material handling, motors and power transmission, plumbing and HVAC, fasteners and adhesives, hand and power tools, and janitorial and facility supplies.

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