William Blair Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Graco Earnings

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Graco in a research note issued on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.75 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.80. The consensus estimate for Graco's current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Graco's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.15 EPS.

Graco (NYSE:GGG - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $528.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $526.98 million. Graco had a net margin of 23.00% and a return on equity of 19.38%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.65 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Graco from $93.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. DA Davidson set a $85.00 target price on shares of Graco in a report on Friday, January 31st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Graco currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $93.00.

Graco Stock Up 0.5 %

NYSE:GGG traded up $0.37 on Monday, reaching $81.98. 276,281 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 900,304. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $82.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $84.59. The firm has a market cap of $13.70 billion, a PE ratio of 29.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.92. Graco has a 12 month low of $72.06 and a 12 month high of $92.86.

Graco Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 14th will be given a dividend of $0.275 per share. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 14th. Graco's dividend payout ratio is presently 38.87%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Graco in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Graco by 118.0% during the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 351 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. National Pension Service purchased a new stake in shares of Graco during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Graco during the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in shares of Graco by 39.1% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 484 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.88% of the company's stock.

About Graco

Graco Inc designs, manufactures, and markets systems and equipment used to move, measure, control, dispense, and spray fluid and powder materials worldwide. The Contractor segment offers sprayers to apply paint to walls and other structures; two-component proportioning systems that are used to spray polyurethane foam and polyurea coatings; and viscous coatings to roofs, as well as markings on roads, parking lots, athletic fields, and floors.