Brady (BRC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Brady Corporation develops and manufactures identification and workplace safety products for businesses and organizations. Its offerings include labels, signs, safety devices, identification materials, and printing systems used to identify products, equipment, facilities, and people.

The company also provides software and related solutions for creating and managing identification materials, as well as products for applications such as wire and cable marking, asset tracking, and workplace safety. Brady serves customers across a range of industries, including manufacturing, electrical, healthcare, and construction.

Founded in Milwaukee in 1914 as W.H. Brady Company, Brady serves customers worldwide through operations and sales across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $78.48 to $81.13
• 50-Day Range: $78.79 to $90.54
• 52-Week Range: $70.57 to $99.29
• Volume: 26,791 shs
• Average Volume: 264,666 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.79
• Dividend Yield: 1.23%
• Price Target: $103.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Brady Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Brady scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 113th out of 655 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: 3.7 / 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 28.7% upside from its current price of $80.04.

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 18.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.84.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Brady is 18.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 31.80.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Brady has a P/B Ratio of 2.76. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.30% 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 5.71.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Brady has recently decreased by 7.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Brady pays a meaningful dividend of 1.25%, 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 23.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.12

News Sentiment

Brady has a news sentiment score of 1.12. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Brady this week, compared to 3 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 -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, 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 $615,441.00 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

• Last Earnings: 9/03/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• 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: +27.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.79
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• 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: 2.29
• Cash Flow: $6.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.60
• Book Value: $28.95 per share
• Price / Book: 2.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 46,900,000
• Free Float: 39,583,000
• Market Cap: $3.80 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.62