Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) Given Consensus Rating of "Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Graham Corporation (NYSE: GHM) has received a consensus rating of "Buy" from five analysts, with one rating as "strong buy" and one as "hold."
• The average price target set by analysts for the company's stock is $60.00, reflecting positive market sentiment.
• Graham reported earnings of $0.45 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, and projected a 1.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Buy" from the five analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $60.00.

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on GHM shares. Northland Capmk upgraded Graham to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Maxim Group upgraded Graham to a "buy" rating and set a $65.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Zacks Research downgraded Graham from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday. Northland Securities initiated coverage on Graham in a report on Monday, June 23rd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $55.00 price target for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Graham in a report on Saturday, September 27th.

Graham Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:GHM opened at $55.79 on Wednesday. The business's fifty day moving average price is $51.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $43.87. Graham has a fifty-two week low of $24.78 and a fifty-two week high of $58.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $612.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.27 and a beta of 0.96.

Graham (NYSE:GHM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $55.49 million for 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. Research analysts expect that Graham will post 1.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of GHM. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Graham by 1.8% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 665,865 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $19,190,000 after buying an additional 11,874 shares during the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Graham by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 316,203 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $15,655,000 after purchasing an additional 18,084 shares during the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its stake in shares of Graham by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 281,285 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $8,107,000 after purchasing an additional 4,850 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Graham by 19.5% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 265,443 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $13,142,000 after acquiring an additional 43,256 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Graham by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 240,407 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $11,905,000 after acquiring an additional 4,342 shares during the last quarter. 69.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Graham

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.

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