Graco Company Profile (NYSE:GGG)

About Graco

Graco Inc. (Graco) is a manufacturing company. The Company designs, manufactures and markets equipment to pump, meter, mix and dispense fluid and powder materials. The Company operates through three segments: Industrial, Process and Contractor. The Industrial segment markets equipment and pre-engineered packages for moving and applying paints, coatings, sealants, adhesives and other fluids. The Process segment markets pumps, valves, meters and accessories to move and dispense chemicals, oil and natural gas, water, wastewater, petroleum, food, lubricants and other fluids. The Contractor segment markets sprayers for architectural coatings for painting, corrosion control, texture and line striping. Its equipment is used in the construction, automotive, mining, oil and natural gas, process, public works and other industries. Graco sells its products in North, Central and South America (the Americas), Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Industrial Products
Industry: Diversified Machinery
Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: GGG
CUSIP: 38410910

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $74.19
50 Day Moving Average: $74.00
200 Day Moving Average: $78.38
52-Week Range: $63.05 - $86.62
Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.87
Foreward P/E Ratio: 19.73
P/E Growth: 3.12
Market Cap: $4.13B
Outstanding Shares: 55,679,000
Beta: 1.54

Profitability:

Net Margins: 15.01%
Return on Equity: 30.04%
Return on Assets: 13.72%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.64%
Current Ratio: 3.05%
Quick Ratio: 1.84%

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Consensus Ratings for Graco (NYSE:GGG) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	8 Hold Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$82.71 (11.49% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Graco (NYSE:GGG)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/6/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$83.00
7/21/2016	William Blair	Downgrade	Outperform -> Market Perform	$89.00 -> $78.00
5/25/2016	KeyCorp	Initiated Coverage	Sector Weight
4/14/2016	SunTrust Banks Inc.	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral	$85.00
4/4/2016	Sidoti	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral	$92.00
3/22/2016	Seaport Global Securities	Downgrade	Accumulate -> Neutral	$80.00
3/22/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Downgrade	Neutral	$80.00
2/29/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Upgrade	Underperform -> Sector Perform	$71.00 -> $81.00
1/26/2016	Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform
9/15/2015	Alembic Global Advisors	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$70.00
4/24/2015	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Price Target	Market Perform	$76.00 -> $75.00
1/5/2015	Wunderlich	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$80.00 -> $90.00

(Data available from 9/29/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Graco (NYSE:GGG)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/19/2016
7/20/2016	Q216	$1.00	$0.89	$352.49 million	$348.10 million	View	Listen
4/20/2016	Q116	$0.76	$0.70	$308.83 million	$304.90 million	View	Listen
1/25/2016	Q415	$0.78	$0.93	$315.68 million	$325.60 million	View	Listen
10/21/2015	Q315	$0.84	$0.86	$320.52 million	$319.00 million	View	Listen
7/22/2015	Q215	$0.87	$1.05	$336.80 million	$335.50 million	View	Listen
4/22/2015	Q115	$0.79	$1.14	$309.85 million	$306.50 million	View	Listen
1/26/2015	Q414	$0.84	$0.80	$299.85 million	$306.00 million	View	Listen
10/22/2014	Q314	$0.94	$0.97	$303.70 million	$302.60 million	View	Listen
7/23/2014	Q214	$0.99	$1.07	$30.93 billion	$322.50 million	View	Listen
4/23/2014	Q114	$0.82	$0.81	$282.11 million	$290.00 million	View	Listen
1/28/2014	Q413	$0.77	$0.71	$270.69 million	$271.90 million	View	Listen
10/24/2013	Q313	$0.83	$0.89	$272.80 million	$277.04 million	View	Listen
7/24/2013	Q2 2013	$0.85	$0.92	$281.29 million	$286.00 million	View	Listen
4/24/2013	Q1 2013	$0.73	$0.84	$271.60 million	$269.10 million	View	Listen
1/28/2013	Q4 2012	$0.60	$0.68	$251.24 million	$253.70 million	View	Listen
10/24/2012		$0.70	$0.60			View	N/A
7/25/2012		$0.68	$0.56			View	N/A
4/25/2012		$0.61	$0.58			View	N/A
1/30/2012		$0.51	$0.50			View	N/A
7/27/2011		$0.66	$0.61			View	N/A
4/27/2011		$0.44	$0.61			View	N/A
1/31/2011		$0.41	$0.44			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Graco (NYSE:GGG)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.39 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.76 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	7	$0.72	$0.80	$0.75
Q2 2016	8	$0.96	$1.08	$1.00
Q3 2016	6	$0.88	$0.96	$0.91
Q4 2016	6	$0.87	$0.90	$0.88
Q1 2017	2	$0.71	$0.79	$0.75
Q2 2017	2	$0.96	$1.03	$1.00
Q3 2017	2	$0.94	$0.96	$0.95
Q4 2017	2	$0.90	$0.99	$0.95

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Graco (NYSE:GGG)

Annual Dividend:	$1.32
Dividend Yield:	1.78%
Dividend Growth:	10.10% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	38.94% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 38.94% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 35.11% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)
Track Record:	11 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend History for Graco (NYSE:GGG)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
9/16/2016	quarterly	$0.33	1.79%	10/13/2016	10/17/2016	11/2/2016
6/17/2016	quarterly	$0.33	1.63%	7/14/2016	7/18/2016	8/3/2016
2/12/2016	quarterly	$0.33	1.77%	4/14/2016	4/18/2016	5/4/2016
12/4/2015	quarterly	$0.33	1.81%	1/14/2016	1/19/2016	2/3/2016
9/18/2015	quarterly	$0.30	1.72%	10/15/2015	10/19/2015	11/4/2015
6/12/2015	quarterly	$0.30	1.67%	7/16/2015	7/20/2015	8/5/2015
2/13/2015	quarterly	$0.30	1.6%	4/16/2015	4/20/2015	5/6/2015
12/5/2014	quarterly	$0.30	1.5%	1/15/2015	1/20/2015	2/4/2015
9/19/2014	quarterly	$0.28	1.48%	10/16/2014	10/20/2014	11/5/2014
6/13/2014	quarterly	$0.28	1.46%	7/17/2014	7/21/2014	8/6/2014
2/18/2014	quarterly	$0.28	1.44%	4/16/2014	4/21/2014	5/7/2014
12/6/2013	quarterly	$0.28	1.43%	1/16/2014	1/21/2014	2/5/2014
9/20/2013	quarterly	$0.25	1.38%	10/17/2013	10/21/2013	11/6/2013
6/7/2013	quarterly	$0.25	1.56%	7/18/2013	7/22/2013	8/7/2013
2/15/2013	quarterly	$0.25	1.69%	4/11/2013	4/15/2013	5/1/2013
12/10/2012	quarterly	$0.25	1.94%	1/17/2013	1/22/2013	2/6/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Graco (NYSE:GGG)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 5.60%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 90.60%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
9/8/2016	Patrick J Mchale	Insider	Sell	11,500	$74.19	$853,185.00
6/2/2016	Charles L Rescorla	VP	Sell	22,500	$81.73	$1,838,925.00
5/12/2016	Sant R William Van	Director	Sell	14,700	$81.00	$1,190,700.00
3/11/2016	Bernard J Moreau	VP	Sell	3,080	$81.29	$250,373.20
3/9/2016	Jack W Eugster	Director	Sell	1,799	$81.56	$146,726.44
3/7/2016	David M Ahlers	VP	Sell	23,500	$81.88	$1,924,180.00
2/29/2016	Peter J O'shea	VP	Sell	8,700	$77.76	$676,512.00
2/26/2016	Elena Polyakova	Director	Buy	10,000	$0.22	$2,164.00
2/23/2016	J Kevin Gilligan	Director	Sell	8,600	$77.06	$662,716.00
2/22/2016	Bernard J Moreau	VP	Sell	4,600	$78.00	$358,800.00
2/19/2016	Sant R. William Van	Director	Sell	1,800	$76.00	$136,800.00
2/18/2016	Bernard J. Moreau	VP	Sell	4,000	$76.52	$306,080.00
2/18/2016	Jack W. Eugster	Director	Sell	2,324	$75.91	$176,414.84
2/17/2016	Karen Park Gallivan	VP	Sell	5,000	$76.32	$381,600.00
2/17/2016	Lee R. Mitau	Director	Sell	3,600	$76.58	$275,688.00
2/4/2016	Dale D. Johnson	VP	Sell	17,811	$72.45	$1,290,406.95
2/3/2016	William J. Carroll	Director	Sell	4,559	$69.18	$315,391.62
2/1/2016	Mark W Sheahan	VP	Buy	592	$69.53	$41,161.76
11/3/2015	Peter J. O'shea	VP	Sell	3,000	$74.41	$223,230.00
10/28/2015	Karen Park Gallivan	VP	Sell	5,000	$73.00	$365,000.00
10/26/2015	Caroline M. Chambers	VP	Sell	4,000	$72.60	$290,400.00
5/15/2015	William J Carroll	Director	Sell	3,000	$73.78	$221,340.00
4/30/2015	Ian Mcculloch Klassen	Director	Buy	26,500	$0.71	$18,815.00
3/24/2015	Ian Mcculloch Klassen	Director	Sell	9,500	$0.84	$7,980.00
12/4/2014	David M Lowe	VP	Sell	22,500	$80.75	$1,816,875.00
12/3/2014	Brian J Zumbolo	VP	Sell	14,500	$81.00	$1,174,500.00
12/2/2014	Sant R William Van	Director	Sell	7,900	$79.95	$631,605.00
12/1/2014	Caroline M Chambers	VP	Sell	2,000	$79.68	$159,360.00
11/25/2014	James A Graner	CFO	Sell	22,500	$80.00	$1,800,000.00
11/25/2014	Karen Park Gallivan	VP	Sell	28,000	$80.00	$2,240,000.00
10/27/2014	Patrick J Mchale	CEO	Sell	45,000	$75.72	$3,407,400.00
9/3/2014	James A Graner	CFO	Sell	15,000	$78.00	$1,170,000.00
9/3/2014	Sant R William Van	Director	Sell	3,600	$78.00	$280,800.00
8/25/2014	William J Carroll	Director	Sell	6,988	$77.10	$538,774.80
8/1/2014	Mark D Eberlein	VP	Sell	1,722	$73.23	$126,102.06
7/30/2014	Mark D Eberlein	VP	Sell	11,100	$76.61	$850,371.00
2/19/2014	Mark Eberlein	VP	Sell	2,300	$76.39	$175,697.00
12/4/2013	Dale Johnson	VP	Sell	27,000	$76.00	$2,052,000.00
11/14/2013	Lee Mitau	Director	Sell	3,600	$78.58	$282,888.00
11/8/2013	Dyke William Van	Director	Sell	3,000	$76.40	$229,200.00
9/18/2013	Karen Park Gallivan	VP	Sell	45,000	$73.00	$3,285,000.00
8/8/2013	Caroline Chambers	VP	Sell	2,000	$71.59	$143,180.00
8/5/2013	James Graner	CFO	Sell	7,998	$74.02	$592,011.96
8/1/2013	James Graner	CFO	Sell	1,061	$74.11	$78,630.71
8/1/2013	Mark W Sheahan	VP	Sell	52,500	$73.39	$3,852,975.00
5/29/2013	Lee R Mitau	Director	Sell	3,000	$63.10	$189,300.00
5/23/2013	Brian J Zumbolo	VP	Sell	35,477	$61.15	$2,169,418.55
5/20/2013	Bernard J Moreau	VP	Sell	7,000	$62.93	$440,510.00
5/17/2013	Caroline M Chambers	VP	Sell	2,000	$62.33	$124,660.00
5/16/2013	William J Carroll	Director	Sell	1,700	$62.00	$105,400.00
5/9/2013	Jack W Eugster	Director	Sell	3,000	$61.89	$185,670.00
8/10/2012	Patrick J Mchale	CEO	Sell	14,100	$50.00	$705,000.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Graco (NYSE:GGG)

Date	Headline
	Graco, Inc. : GGG-US: Dividend Analysis : July 18th, 2016 (record date) : By the numbers : September 28, 2016 (NYSE:GGG) www.capitalcube.com - September 28 at 5:01 PM
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	Graco, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : GGG-US : September 26, 2016 (NYSE:GGG) www.capitalcube.com - September 26 at 9:53 AM
	Institutional Investors Have Decreased Positions in Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) (NYSE:GGG) www.nationaldailypress.com - September 9 at 9:57 AM
	President and CEO of Graco Inc (NYSE:GGG), Mchale Patrick J, sells 11,500 shares worth $853,164 (NYSE:GGG) empowerednews.net - September 9 at 9:57 AM
	Deutsche Bank Starts Graco Inc. (GGG) at Hold (NYSE:GGG) www.streetinsider.com - September 8 at 9:04 AM
	Coverage initiated on Graco by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:GGG) finance.yahoo.com - September 7 at 5:24 PM
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	Graco's (GGG) CEO Pat McHale on Q2 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript (NYSE:GGG) www.msn.com - July 23 at 5:01 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Graco, Inc. : July 21, 2016 (NYSE:GGG) www.capitalcube.com - July 21 at 2:04 PM
	Graco misses Street 2Q forecasts (NYSE:GGG) sg.finance.yahoo.com - July 20 at 4:44 PM
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	Graco, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : GGG-US : July 11, 2016 (NYSE:GGG) www.capitalcube.com - July 11 at 8:47 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to Graco, Inc. : June 30, 2016 (NYSE:GGG) www.capitalcube.com - June 30 at 12:06 PM
	Graco, Inc. :GGG-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2016 By the Numbers : June 28, 2016 (NYSE:GGG) www.capitalcube.com - June 28 at 12:32 PM
	GGG Makes Notable Cross Below Critical Moving Average (NYSE:GGG) www.nasdaq.com - June 27 at 5:06 PM
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	Graco, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : GGG-US : June 27, 2016 (NYSE:GGG) www.capitalcube.com - June 27 at 9:18 AM
	Texture Sprayer supports interior/exterior finishing. (NYSE:GGG) news.thomasnet.com - June 23 at 10:21 PM
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	Graco Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend (NYSE:GGG) www.publicnow.com - June 17 at 12:49 PM
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	Graco, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : GGG-US : June 13, 2016 (NYSE:GGG) www.capitalcube.com - June 13 at 8:24 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to Graco, Inc. : June 6, 2016 (NYSE:GGG) www.capitalcube.com - June 6 at 5:31 PM
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	Graco, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : GGG-US : June 3, 2016 (NYSE:GGG) www.capitalcube.com - June 3 at 8:08 AM
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	ETF’s with exposure to Graco, Inc. : May 5, 2016 (NYSE:GGG) www.capitalcube.com - May 5 at 5:18 PM
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	Graco's (GGG) CEO Pat McHale on Q1 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript (NYSE:GGG) seekingalpha.com - April 22 at 11:43 AM
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	Graco, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : GGG-US : April 22, 2016 (NYSE:GGG) www.capitalcube.com - April 22 at 8:18 AM
	Edited Transcript of GGG earnings conference call or presentation 21-Apr-16 3:00pm GMT (NYSE:GGG) finance.yahoo.com - April 21 at 12:35 PM
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