Garmin (GRMN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Garmin Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN) designs and manufactures GPS-enabled technology and smart devices for fitness, outdoor recreation, aviation, marine, and automotive markets. Its product portfolio includes smartwatches, cycling computers, sports and activity trackers, satellite communication devices, navigation systems, and related sensors and accessories.

The company also develops aviation systems and avionics, marine chartplotters and sonar equipment, and navigation and infotainment solutions for vehicle manufacturers. Garmin sells its products through retailers, distributors, original equipment manufacturers, and direct channels in markets around the world.

Garmin was founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao, with the company name derived from their first names. It was initially established as ProNav and later adopted the Garmin name. The company is incorporated in Switzerland, maintains operational headquarters in the United States, and serves customers globally.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $286.56 to $291.85
• 50-Day Range: $266.88 to $312.26
• 52-Week Range: $186.67 to $314.28
• Volume: 648,132 shs
• Average Volume: 811,119 shs
• Market Capitalization: $56.07 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.59
• Dividend Yield: 1.44%
• Price Target: $313.71
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Garmin Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Garmin scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 142nd out of 484 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Garmin has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Garmin is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Garmin has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Garmin are expected to grow by 6.15% in the coming year, from $10.08 to $10.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Garmin is 29.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Garmin is 29.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.90.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Garmin has a PEG Ratio of 3.18. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Garmin has a P/B Ratio of 6.23. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.99% of the float of Garmin has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Garmin has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.42, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Garmin has recently increased by 5.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Garmin pays a meaningful dividend of 1.47%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Garmin has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Garmin is 43.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Garmin will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.25% next year. This indicates that Garmin will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

Garmin has a news sentiment score of 0.39. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Garmin this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

40 people have searched for GRMN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 54% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Garmin to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Garmin insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,808,799.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.80% of the stock of Garmin is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.60% of the stock of Garmin is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Today: 10/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Household Durables
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Electronics
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GRMN
• CIK: 1121788
• Web: www.garmin.com
• Phone: (152) 630-1600
• Fax: 1-345-945-3390
• Employees: 23,000
• Year Founded: 1989

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Garmin: $313.71
• High Price Target: $370.00
• Low Price Target: $250.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.84
• P/E Growth: 3.2
• Net Income: $1.66 billion
• Net Margins: 24.47%
• Pretax Margin: 29.58%
• Return on Equity: 20.95%
• Return on Assets: 17.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.03
• Quick Ratio: 2.08

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.25 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.74
• Cash Flow: $9.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 29.81
• Book Value: $46.65 per share
• Price / Book: 6.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 192,850,000
• Free Float: 164,311,000
• Market Cap: $56.07 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.82