Graco Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets systems and equipment used to move, measure, control, dispense, and spray fluid and powder materials worldwide. Its Industrial segment offers proportioning systems that are used to spray polyurethane foam and polyurea coatings; vapor-abrasive blasting equipment; equipment that pumps, meters, mixes, and dispenses sealant, adhesive, and composite materials; and gel coat equipment, chop and wet-out systems, resin transfer molding systems, and applicators. This segment also provides liquid finishing equipment; paint circulating and supply pumps; paint circulating advanced control systems; plural component coating proportioners; spare parts and accessories; and powder finishing products to coat powder finishing on metals under the Gema name. Its Process segment offers pumps to move chemicals, water, wastewater, petroleum, food, and other fluids; pressure valves used in the oil and natural gas industry, other industrial processes, and research facilities; and chemical injection pumping solutions for injection of chemicals into producing oil wells and pipelines. This segment also supplies pumps, hose reels, meters, valves, and accessories for fast oil change facilities, service garages, fleet service centers, automobile dealerships, auto parts stores, truck builders, and heavy equipment service centers; and systems, components, and accessories for the automatic lubrication of bearings, gears, and generators in industrial and commercial equipment, compressors, turbines, and on- and off-road vehicles. Its Contractor segment offers sprayers to apply paint to walls and other structures; and viscous coatings to roofs, and markings on roads, parking lots, athletic fields, and floors. It primarily sells its products through distributors, original equipment manufacturers, home center channels; and directly to end-users. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Pumps & pumping equipment
Sub-IndustryIndustrial Machinery
SectorIndustrial Products
SymbolNYSE:GGG
CUSIP38410910
Phone612-623-6000
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.39
Current Ratio2.55
Quick Ratio1.60
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio27.19
Forward P/E Ratio23.98
P/E Growth2.32
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.47 billion
Price / Sales5.15
Cash Flow$1.7552 per share
Price / Cash25.82
Book Value$4.29 per share
Price / Book10.56
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.43
Net Income$252.41 million
Net Margins17.99%
Return on Equity41.12%
Return on Assets20.66%
Miscellaneous
Employees3,500
Outstanding Shares167,610,000
Who are Graco's major shareholders?
Graco's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.61%), Fiera Capital Corp (5.66%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (3.38%), Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C (2.32%), Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (1.71%) and Neuberger Berman Group LLC (1.45%). Company insiders that own Graco stock include Brian J Zumbolo, Caroline M Chambers, Charles L Rescorla, Christian E Rothe, Dale D Johnson, Daniel Stolyarov, David M Ahlers, David M Lowe, Elena Polyakova, Eric Etchart, 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, Sant R William Van 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 Prudential Financial Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL, Sei Investments Co., Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc., Neuberger Berman Group LLC, GW&K Investment Management LLC and State of Tennessee Treasury Department. Company insiders that have sold Graco company stock in the last year include Caroline M Chambers, Charles L Rescorla, Christian E Rothe, Daniel Stolyarov, David M Ahlers, David M Lowe, Elena Polyakova, Eric Etchart, Jeffrey P Johnson, Karen Park Gallivan, Lee R Mitau, Mark D Eberlein, Mark W Sheahan, Patrick J Mchale, Sant R William Van and William J Carroll. View Insider Buying and Selling for Graco.
