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Brady (BRC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$67.12 -1.28 (-1.86%)
Closing price 06/18/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$67.22 +0.10 (+0.14%)
As of 06/18/2025 06:38 PM Eastern
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About Brady Stock (NYSE:BRC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$66.92
$68.78
50-Day Range
$66.74
$76.07
52-Week Range
$62.70
$77.68
Volume
283,262 shs
Average Volume
243,871 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.18 billion
P/E Ratio
16.62
Dividend Yield
1.43%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Strong Buy

Company Overview

Brady Corporation manufactures and supplies identification solutions (IDS) and workplace safety (WPS) products to identify and protect premises, products, and people in the United States and internationally. The company offers materials, printing systems, RFID, and bar code scanners for product identification, brand protection labeling, work in process labeling, finished product identification, and industrial track and trace applications; safety signs, floor-marking tapes, pipe markers, labeling systems, spill control products, lockout/tagout device, and software and services for safety compliance auditing, procedure writing, and training; and hand-held printers, wire markers, sleeves, and tags for wire identification. It also provides name tags, badges, lanyards, rigid card printing systems, and access control software for people identification; and wristbands, labels, printing systems, and other products for tracking and improving the safety of patients. In addition, the company offers workplace safety, identification, and compliance products, such as safety and compliance signs, tags, labels, and markings; informational signage and markings; asset tracking labels; facility safety and personal protection equipment; first-aid products; and other compliance products for process, government, education, construction, and utilities industries. Further, it provides stock and custom identification products; and sells related resale products. The company serves industrial and electronic manufacturing, healthcare, chemical, oil, gas, automotive, aerospace, governments, mass transit, electrical contractors, education, leisure and entertainment, telecommunications, and other industries through distributors, direct sales force, and digital channels. Brady Corporation was incorporated in 1914 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Brady Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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61st Percentile Overall Score

BRC MarketRank™: 

Brady scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 108th out of 178 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Brady is 16.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.49.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Brady is 16.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.63.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Brady has a P/B Ratio of 2.72. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    0.97% of the float of Brady has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Brady has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Brady has recently decreased by 0.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Brady pays a meaningful dividend of 1.43%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Brady has been increasing its dividend for 39 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Brady is 23.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

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

    0.97% of the float of Brady has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Brady has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Brady has recently decreased by 0.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Brady has a news sentiment score of 0.19. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Brady this week, compared to 28 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for BRC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Brady to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Brady insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    15.60% of the stock of Brady is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    76.28% of the stock of Brady is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Brady's insider trading history.
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BRC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Brady's stock was trading at $73.85 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BRC shares have decreased by 9.1% and is now trading at $67.1250.
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Brady Corporation (NYSE:BRC) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May, 16th. The industrial products company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.22. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Brady subsidiaries include The Code Corporation, Magicard, Nordic ID Oyj, Precision Dynamics Corporation, ID Warehouse, Securimed SAS, STICKOLOR Indústria e Comércio de Auto Adesivos Ltda, and others.

Brady's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.86%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (3.38%), T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (1.82%) and Champlain Investment Partners LLC (1.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Elizabeth P Bruno, Russell Shaller, Bentley Curran, Nancy Lee Gioia, Andrew Gorman, Thomas F Debruine and Brett Wilms.
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Shares of BRC 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 Brady investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/30 Dividend
4/09/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend
4/09/2025
Dividend Payable
4/30/2025
Last Earnings
5/16/2025
Today
6/19/2025
Record date for 7/31 Dividend
7/10/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend
7/10/2025
Dividend Payable
7/31/2025
Fiscal Year End
7/31/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
PROTECTION - SFTY
Sub-Industry
Electrical Components & Equipment
Current Symbol
NYSE:BRC
Employees
5,700
Year Founded
1914

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
16.62
Forward P/E Ratio
14.75
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$197.21 million
Pretax Margin
16.77%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.34 billion
Cash Flow
$4.83 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.89
Book Value
$24.68 per share
Price / Book
2.72

Miscellaneous

Free Float
39,935,000
Market Cap
$3.18 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.80

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This page (NYSE:BRC) was last updated on 6/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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