Wellington Management Group LLP Raises Holdings in Graham Corporation $GHM

Key Points

• Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Graham Corporation by 47.5%, acquiring 17,693 additional shares, which brings its total ownership to approximately 54,960 shares valued at $1,584,000.
• Graham Corporation reported earnings of $0.45 per share for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.25, while setting its fiscal year 2026 guidance at an anticipated EPS of 1.07.
• Equity analysts have recently issued positive ratings for Graham, with Maxim Group upgrading the stock to a "buy" and setting a price target of $65.00, indicating a consensus price target of $60.00 across multiple analysts.

Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM - Free Report) by 47.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 54,960 shares of the industrial products company's stock after buying an additional 17,693 shares during the quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP owned about 0.50% of Graham worth $1,584,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Graham by 1.8% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 665,865 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $19,190,000 after purchasing an additional 11,874 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in Graham by 61.4% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 222,187 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $6,403,000 after purchasing an additional 84,529 shares during the last quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Graham by 12.7% in the first quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 202,714 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $5,842,000 after buying an additional 22,774 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in Graham by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 96,073 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $4,272,000 after acquiring an additional 1,495 shares during the period. Finally, De Lisle Partners LLP increased its stake in shares of Graham by 33.6% in the 1st quarter. De Lisle Partners LLP now owns 84,916 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,456,000 after purchasing an additional 21,366 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.46% of the company's stock.

Graham Trading Down 2.4%

Shares of NYSE GHM traded down $1.20 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $47.97. 13,768 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 102,738. Graham Corporation has a 12 month low of $24.78 and a 12 month high of $58.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $526.71 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.94 and a beta of 0.95. The company's 50 day moving average price is $51.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $40.63.

Graham (NYSE:GHM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $55.49 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.53 million. Graham had a return on equity of 12.83% and a net margin of 6.43%. Graham has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Graham Corporation will post 1.07 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GHM has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Northland Capmk raised Graham to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. Northland Securities began coverage on Graham in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $55.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Maxim Group upgraded shares of Graham to a "buy" rating and set a $65.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and two have assigned a Buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Graham currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $60.00.

Graham Profile

Graham Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures fluid, power, heat transfer, and vacuum equipment for chemical and petrochemical processing, defense, space, petroleum refining, cryogenic, energy, and other industries. It offers power plant systems, including ejectors and surface condensers; torpedo ejection, propulsion, and power systems, such as turbines, alternators, regulators, pumps, and blowers; and thermal management systems comprising pumps, blowers, and drive electronics for defense sector.