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Graco (GGG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$88.78 +0.33 (+0.37%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Graco Stock (NYSE:GGG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$88.10
$89.67
50-Day Range
$81.68
$88.79
52-Week Range
$72.06
$92.86
Volume
684,469 shs
Average Volume
800,633 shs
Market Capitalization
$14.84 billion
P/E Ratio
31.37
Dividend Yield
1.24%
Price Target
$93.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Graco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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73rd Percentile Overall Score

GGG MarketRank™: 

Graco scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 72nd out of 182 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Graco has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Graco has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Graco's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Graco are expected to grow by 5.88% in the coming year, from $3.06 to $3.24 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Graco is 31.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.67.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Graco is 31.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.13.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Graco has a PEG Ratio of 2.98. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Graco has a P/B Ratio of 5.86. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Graco's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.99% of the float of Graco has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Graco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Graco has recently increased by 7.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Graco pays a meaningful dividend of 1.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Graco has been increasing its dividend for 29 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Graco is 38.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Graco will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.95% next year. This indicates that Graco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Graco's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.99% of the float of Graco has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Graco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Graco has recently increased by 7.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Graco has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Graco this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Graco insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $309,393.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.19% of the stock of Graco is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    93.88% of the stock of Graco is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Graco's insider trading history.
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GGG Stock News Headlines

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GGG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Graco's stock was trading at $84.29 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GGG shares have increased by 6.0% and is now trading at $89.32.

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) released its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.02. Graco's revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis.
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Graco's stock split on Thursday, December 28th 2017.The 3-1 split was announced on Friday, December 8th 2017. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, December 27th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Graco: Smith Manufacturing, Geotechnical Instruments (U.K.) Limited, Multimaq-Pistolas e Equipamentos Para Pintura Ltda., Graco High Pressure Equipment Inc., White Knight Fluid Handling Inc., GeoBlaster Equipment Sales & Services Inc., Alco Valves Group, and others.

Top institutional investors of Graco include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.40%), Sarasin & Partners LLP (0.18%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.11%) and Seilern Investment Management Ltd (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include David M Lowe, Mark W Sheahan, David M Ahlers, Caroline M Chambers, Timothy R White, Jody H Feragen, Eric Etchart, Jeffrey P Johnson, David J Thompson, Christian E Rothe, Claudio Merengo, J Kevin Gilligan, Peter J O'shea, Angela F Wordell, Kathryn L Schoenrock, Anthony J Gargano and Sant R William Van.
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Shares of GGG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Graco investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Adobe (ADBE) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/7 Dividend
4/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/7 Dividend
4/14/2025
Last Earnings
4/23/2025
Dividend Payable
5/07/2025
Today
7/10/2025
Record date for 8/6 Dividend
7/21/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/6 Dividend
7/21/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/23/2025
Dividend Payable
8/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
MACH - GENL INDL
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
Current Symbol
NYSE:GGG
CIK
42888
Employees
4,300
Year Founded
1926

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$105.00
Low Price Target
$85.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.83
Trailing P/E Ratio
31.60
Forward P/E Ratio
29.22
P/E Growth
2.98
Net Income
$486.08 million
Net Margins
22.70%
Pretax Margin
27.93%
Return on Equity
19.42%
Return on Assets
16.17%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
3.61
Quick Ratio
2.53

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.11 billion
Price / Sales
7.07
Cash Flow
$3.37 per share
Price / Cash Flow
26.50
Book Value
$15.25 per share
Price / Book
5.86

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
167,130,000
Free Float
163,473,000
Market Cap
$14.95 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.06

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This page (NYSE:GGG) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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