Brady (BRC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC) develops and manufactures identification, workplace safety and facility-marking products for industrial, commercial, healthcare and government customers. Its offerings include safety signs and labels, pipe and valve markers, asset and equipment identification, wire and cable markers, barcode and RFID products, and specialized identification materials designed for demanding environments.

The company also provides printers, software and related systems used to create and manage labels, signs and other identification products. Brady’s solutions help organizations support workplace safety, regulatory compliance, product traceability, inventory control and facility organization.

Founded in 1914 as W.H. Brady Co., the company has grown from a printing and advertising-products business into a global manufacturer and supplier. Brady serves customers through operations, distribution networks and sales channels in North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $82.25 to $84.14
• 50-Day Range: $82.44 to $98.28
• 52-Week Range: $70.57 to $99.29
• Volume: 275,572 shs
• Average Volume: 272,970 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.47
• Dividend Yield: 1.17%
• Price Target: $103.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Brady Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Brady scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 173rd out of 671 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Brady has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Brady has a consensus price target of $103.00, representing about 22.7% upside from its current price of $83.93.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Brady is 19.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Brady is 19.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.32.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Brady has a P/B Ratio of 2.90. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.54% 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 3.43, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Brady has recently increased by 36.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Brady pays a meaningful dividend of 1.17%, 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 22.74%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Brady has a news sentiment score of 0.38. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Brady this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for BRC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Brady to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Brady insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $482,076.00 in 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026
• Last Earnings: 9/03/2026
• Today: 9/26/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Commercial Printing
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BRC
• CIK: 746598
• Web: www.bradyid.com
• Phone: (414) 358-6600
• Fax: 800-292-2289
• Employees: 6,325
• Year Founded: 1914

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Brady: $103.00
• High Price Target: $103.00
• Low Price Target: $103.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.91
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $205.38 million
• Net Margins: 12.36%
• Pretax Margin: 15.61%
• Return on Equity: 19.21%
• Return on Assets: 13.83%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 1.94
• Quick Ratio: 1.30

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.37
• Cash Flow: $6.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.25
• Book Value: $28.95 per share
• Price / Book: 2.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 46,900,000
• Free Float: 39,583,000
• Market Cap: $3.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.61