Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for Graco Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its earnings per share estimate for Graco's Q3 2025 to $0.74, up from $0.73, with a full-year earnings consensus of $3.06 per share.
• Graco's stock recently increased by 2.6%, with a current market capitalization of $14.51 billion and a consensus target price of $94.50, according to analyst reports.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.275, resulting in an annualized dividend of $1.10, with a yield of 1.3% and a payout ratio of 39.01%.

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Graco in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $0.74 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.73. The consensus estimate for Graco's current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Graco's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.93 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.91 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.37 EPS.

GGG has been the subject of several other reports. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Graco from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Graco in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Graco currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $94.50.

Graco Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of GGG opened at $87.59 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.06, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.04. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $85.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $84.11. Graco has a twelve month low of $72.06 and a twelve month high of $92.86.

Graco (NYSE:GGG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.78 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $571.81 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $590.57 million. Graco had a net margin of 22.26% and a return on equity of 19.05%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.77 EPS.

Graco Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 21st were issued a $0.275 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 21st. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Graco's dividend payout ratio is 39.01%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GGG. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Graco by 320.7% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 345 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. eCIO Inc. bought a new position in shares of Graco in the 1st quarter worth about $32,000. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Graco in the 1st quarter worth about $41,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its stake in Graco by 41.5% during the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 481 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Graco by 982.6% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 498 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 452 shares in the last quarter. 93.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Graco Company Profile

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.

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