Griffon (GFF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Griffon Corporation is a diversified management and holding company that operates through wholly owned subsidiaries in two primary segments: Home and Building Products and Telephonics. Headquartered in New York City, Griffon leverages its subsidiaries’ specialized manufacturing capabilities and technological expertise to serve residential, commercial and defense markets around the globe. The company’s business model emphasizes steady cash flow generation and strategic reinvestment to foster long-term growth across its core platforms.

Within its Home and Building Products segment, Griffon’s flagship subsidiary, Clopay®, is one of North America’s largest manufacturers of residential and commercial garage doors and rolling steel doors. Complementing this offering, CornellCookson® delivers high-performance industrial door systems, while The AMSEC® brand designs and produces a comprehensive range of safes and vault doors for banking, retail and institutional customers. These products are sold through a network of distributors and dealers across the United States, Canada and select international markets.

Griffon’s Telephonics segment specializes in advanced electronic systems for defense, homeland security and aerospace applications. Telephonics develops and integrates radar, communications, surveillance and electronic warfare hardware and software solutions used by military and government agencies worldwide. The segment’s product portfolio includes maritime radar systems, airborne identification friend or foe (IFF) equipment, and turnkey communications suites, all designed to meet stringent performance and reliability standards.

Since its incorporation in 1959 and reorganization in 1994, Griffon has pursued a strategy of disciplined acquisitions, operational improvement and portfolio optimization. The company maintains a presence in over 20 countries, with major manufacturing facilities in the United States and strategic engineering centers abroad. Griffon’s leadership team, led by a President and Chief Executive Officer and supported by seasoned executives in finance, operations and engineering, continues to focus on innovation, cost management and customer service to drive sustainable value for shareholders and stakeholders alike.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $76.35 to $77.92
• 50-Day Range: $67.13 to $79.75
• 52-Week Range: $55.01 to $86.73
• Volume: 249,859 shs
• Average Volume: 409,030 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.62 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.94
• Dividend Yield: 0.94%
• Price Target: $98.20
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Griffon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Griffon scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. 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

Griffon has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.40, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.04%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Griffon are expected to grow by 16.04% in the coming year, from $5.55 to $6.44 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Griffon is 15.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.51.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Griffon is 15.94, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Multi-Sector Conglomerates sector average P/E ratio of about 7.47.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Griffon has a PEG Ratio of 0.85. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Griffon has a P/B Ratio of 16.84. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.44% of the float of Griffon has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Griffon has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Griffon has recently decreased by 11.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Griffon has a dividend yield of 0.93%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Griffon has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Griffon is 14.91%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Griffon will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.18% next year. This indicates that Griffon will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.89

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.44% of the float of Griffon has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Griffon has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Griffon has recently decreased by 11.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.40

News Sentiment

Griffon has a news sentiment score of 1.40. 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 0.95 average news sentiment score of Multi-Sector Conglomerates companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for GFF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -70% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Griffon insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.20% of the stock of Griffon is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.22% of the stock of Griffon is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GFF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GFF shares performed this year?

Griffon's stock was trading at $71.27 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GFF stock has increased by 8.0% and is now trading at $76.97.

How were Griffon's earnings last quarter?

Griffon Corporation (NYSE:GFF) released its earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The conglomerate reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.10. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

How will Griffon's stock buyback program work?

Griffon's Board of Directors initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, November 13th 2024, which permits the company to repurchase $400,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Does Griffon have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Griffon: Hunter Fan Company, Quatro, Apta, CornellCookson, Kelkay, Harper Brush Works Inc, Tuscan Path, and others.

Who are Griffon's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Griffon include Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt (0.13%), Ruffer LLP (0.09%), ABS Direct Equity Fund LLC (0.06%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Ronald J Kramer, Robert F Mehmel, Brian G Harris, Seth L Kaplan, W Christopher Durborow, Kevin F Sullivan, Cheryl L Turnbull, Victor Eugene Renuart and James W Sight.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Griffon?

Shares of GFF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Griffon own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Griffon investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Humana (HUM), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Arista Networks (ANET) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Record date for 6/18 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/18 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/18/2025
• Today: 7/18/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Multi-Sector Conglomerates
• Industry: DIVERSIFIED OPS
• Sub-Industry: Building Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GFF
• CIK: 50725
• Web: www.griffon.com
• Phone: (212) 957-5000
• Fax: 212-957-5040
• Employees: 5,300
• Year Founded: 1959

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Griffon: $98.20
• High Price Target: $105.00
• Low Price Target: $91.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.80
• P/E Growth: 0.84
• Net Income: $209.90 million
• Net Margins: 9.06%
• Pretax Margin: 12.70%
• Return on Equity: 114.46%
• Return on Assets: 10.83%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 7.12
• Current Ratio: 2.78
• Quick Ratio: 1.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.62 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.37
• Cash Flow: $6.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.81
• Book Value: $4.57 per share
• Price / Book: 16.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,030,000
• Free Float: 42,229,000
• Market Cap: $3.60 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.14