NYSE:GGGGraco Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Graco Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $54.73 +0.58 (+1.07 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$54.09Now: $54.73▼$54.7950-Day Range$46.41MA: $50.33▼$54.4652-Week Range$38.43Now: $54.73▼$56.99Volume401,454 shsAverage Volume650,721 shsMarket Capitalization$9.12 billionP/E Ratio34.86Dividend Yield1.29%Beta0.61 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Graco, Inc. is a manufacturing company, which designs, manufactures and markets systems and equipment used to move, measure, control, dispense and spray fluid and powder materials. It operates through the following segments: Industrial, Contractor and Process. The Industrial segment includes the Applied Fluid Technologies division, Industrial Products division and Process division. It 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 & natural gas, water, wastewater, petroleum, food, lubricants and other fluids. The Contractor segment equipment includes sprayers that apply texture to walls and ceilings, highly viscous coatings to roofs and markings on roads, parking lots, athletic fields and floors. Graco was founded by Russell Gray and Leil Gray in April 1926 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.1 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingGraco has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $52.00, Graco has a potential downside of 5.0% from its current price of $54.73.Amount of Analyst CoverageGraco has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.3 Community Rank Outperform VotesGraco has received 351 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesGraco has received 421 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentGraco has received 54.53% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Graco and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe GGG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe GGG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldGraco has a dividend yield of 1.29%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthGraco has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Graco is 36.84%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Graco will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.46% next year. This indicates that Graco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Graco insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $18,845,895.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 4.12% of the stock of Graco is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions85.25% of the stock of Graco is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Graco are expected to grow by 15.92% in the coming year, from $1.57 to $1.82 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Graco is 34.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.96.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Graco is 34.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 22.08.Price to Earnings Growth RatioGraco has a PEG Ratio of 4.32. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioGraco has a P/B Ratio of 8.88. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.1Community Rank: 2.3Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.67 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Pumps & pumping equipment Sub-IndustryIndustrial Machinery SectorIndustrial Products Current SymbolNYSE:GGG Previous Symbol CUSIP38410910 CIK42888 Webwww.graco.com Phone612-623-6000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.39 Current Ratio3.35 Quick Ratio2.41Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio34.86 Forward P/E Ratio34.86 P/E Growth4.32 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.65 billion Price / Sales5.54 Cash Flow$2.27 per share Price / Cash Flow24.13 Book Value$6.16 per share Price / Book8.88Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.90 Net Income$343.85 million Net Margins17.42% Return on Equity28.29% Return on Assets15.85%Miscellaneous Employees3,700 Outstanding Shares166,710,000Market Cap$9.12 billion Next Earnings Date10/28/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $54.73 +0.58 (+1.07 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive GGG News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for GGG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Graco (NYSE:GGG) Frequently Asked Questions How has Graco's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Graco's stock was trading at $47.93 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, GGG stock has increased by 14.2% and is now trading at $54.73. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Graco? 5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Graco in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Graco. When is Graco's next earnings date? Graco is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Graco. How were Graco's earnings last quarter? Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 22nd. The industrial products company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.11. The industrial products company earned $366.89 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $326.13 million. Graco had a return on equity of 28.29% and a net margin of 17.42%. View Graco's earnings history. How often does Graco pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Graco? Graco announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 20th will be given a dividend of $0.175 per share on Wednesday, August 5th. This represents a $0.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 17th. View Graco's dividend history. When did Graco's stock split? How did Graco's stock split work? Graco shares split before market open on Thursday, December 28th 2017. The 3-1 split was announced on Friday, December 8th 2017. The newly issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, December 27th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of Graco stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split. What price target have analysts set for GGG? 5 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Graco's stock. Their forecasts range from $43.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect Graco's stock price to reach $52.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.0%. View analysts' price targets for Graco. Has Graco been receiving favorable news coverage? Press coverage about GGG stock has been trending very negative on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Graco earned a news sentiment score of -3.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Graco. Are investors shorting Graco? Graco saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,610,000 shares, a decline of 7.1% from the July 15th total of 2,810,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 776,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.4 days. Approximately 1.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Graco's Short Interest. Who are some of Graco's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Graco include Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Dover (DOV), Ingersoll-Rand (IR), Xylem (XYL), IDEX (IEX), Nordson (NDSN), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), Gardner Denver (GDI), Donaldson (DCI), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Middleby (MIDD) and ITT (ITT). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Graco own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Graco investors own include AbbVie (ABBV), Alibaba Group (BABA), AT&T (T), Ecolab (ECL), 3M (MMM), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Boeing (BA), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Consolidated Edison (ED). Who are Graco's key executives? Graco's management team includes the following people: Patrick J. McHale, President, Chief Executive Officer & DirectorAngela F. Wordell, Vice President-OperationsMark WIlliam Sheahan, Chief Financial Officer & TreasurerCaroline M. Chambers, Controller & Executive VP-Information SystemsKaren Park Gallivan, Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel What is Graco's stock symbol? Graco trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GGG." Who are Graco's major shareholders? Graco's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Confluence Investment Management LLC (1.57%), Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.60%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.54%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.38%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (0.32%) and Raymond James & Associates (0.27%). Company insiders that own Graco stock include Angela F Wordell, Bernard J Moreau, Caroline M Chambers, Christian E Rothe, Dale D Johnson, David M Ahlers, J Kevin Gilligan, Jack W Eugster, Jeffrey P Johnson, Karen Park Gallivan, Lee R Mitau, Mark D Eberlein, Mark W Sheahan, Martha A M Morfitt, Patrick J Mchale, Peter J O'shea, Timothy R White and William J Carroll. View institutional ownership trends for Graco. Which institutional investors are selling Graco stock? GGG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including WINTON GROUP Ltd, M&G Investment Management Ltd., New York State Common Retirement Fund, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Banco de Sabadell S.A, UBS Group AG, and Dupont Capital Management Corp. Company insiders that have sold Graco company stock in the last year include Angela F Wordell, Bernard J Moreau, Caroline M Chambers, Christian E Rothe, Dale D Johnson, David M Ahlers, J Kevin Gilligan, Jack W Eugster, Jeffrey P Johnson, Lee R Mitau, Mark D Eberlein, Mark W Sheahan, Martha A M Morfitt, Patrick J Mchale, Peter J O'shea, and William J Carroll. View insider buying and selling activity for Graco. Which institutional investors are buying Graco stock? GGG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Confluence Investment Management LLC, Cadinha & Co. LLC, Nuance Investments LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Swiss National Bank, Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, and SG Americas Securities LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Graco. How do I buy shares of Graco? Shares of GGG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Graco's stock price today? One share of GGG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $54.73. How big of a company is Graco? Graco has a market capitalization of $9.12 billion and generates $1.65 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $343.85 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.90 on an earnings per share basis. Graco employs 3,700 workers across the globe. What is Graco's official website? The official website for Graco is www.graco.com. How can I contact Graco? Graco's mailing address is 88 - 11TH AVENUE N.E., MINNEAPOLIS MN, 55413. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 612-623-6000 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 8/9/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. 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