W.R. Grace & Co. Company Profile (NYSE:GRA)

About W.R. Grace & Co.

W.R. Grace & Co. (Grace) is engaged in the production and sale of specialty chemicals and specialty materials. The Company operates in three segments: Grace Catalysts Technologies, Grace Materials Technologies and Grace Construction Products. Its Grace Catalysts Technologies segment produces and sells catalysts and related products and technologies used in refining, petrochemical and other chemical manufacturing applications, including Fluid catalytic cracking catalysts, Hydroprocessing catalysts, and Polyolefin catalysts and catalyst supports. Its Grace Materials Technologies segment produces and sells specialty materials, coatings and sealants and related products used in coatings, consumer, industrial, pharmaceutical, and packaging applications, including engineered materials and packaging products. Its Grace Construction Products segment produces and sells construction chemicals and building materials, such as Specialty construction chemicals and Specialty building materials.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: GRA
CUSIP: 38388F10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $73.04
50 Day Moving Average: $75.90
200 Day Moving Average: $75.39
52-Week Range: $63.84 - $101.99
Trailing P/E Ratio: 71.40
Foreward P/E Ratio: 20.81
P/E Growth: -3.08
Market Cap: $5.14B
Outstanding Shares: 70,334,000
Beta: 1.46

Profitability:

Net Margins: 3.05%
Return on Equity: 86.16%
Return on Assets: 8.80%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.09%
Current Ratio: 1.56%
Quick Ratio: 1.05%

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Consensus Ratings for W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	5 Hold Ratings, 6 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.55)
Consensus Price Target:	$87.90 (20.35% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/13/2016	Seaport Global Securities	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$81.00
8/2/2016	Robert W. Baird	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$76.00
7/14/2016	KeyCorp	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$85.00
7/6/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy
4/28/2016	Monness Crespi & Hardt	Boost Price Target	Buy	$80.00 -> $86.00
4/12/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Boost Price Target		$77.00 -> $83.00
3/24/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$75.00 -> $79.00
3/7/2016	Macquarie	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$97.00 -> $82.00
1/28/2016	Cantor Fitzgerald	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$90.00
1/27/2016	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$118.00 -> $102.00
12/9/2015	BB&T Corp.	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform -> Hold
7/31/2015	Tigress Financial	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral
2/9/2015	CL King	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral
2/9/2015	Topeka Capital Markets	Boost Price Target	Hold	$99.00 -> $103.00
2/2/2015	Cowen and Company	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$107.00

(Data available from 9/26/2014 forward)

Earnings History for W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/20/2016
8/1/2016	Q216	$0.68	$0.74	$407.36 million	$390.50 million	View	Listen
4/27/2016	Q116	$0.54	$0.57	$396.00 million	$362.80 million	View	Listen
2/11/2016	Q415	$1.32	$1.40	$794.21 million	$758.70 million	View	Listen
10/22/2015	Q315	$1.20	$1.37	$802.74 million	$790.10 million	View	Listen
7/29/2015	Q215	$1.17	$1.19	$815.50 million	$782.10 million	View	Listen
4/23/2015	Q115	$0.79	$0.82	$732.02 million	$720.60 million	View	N/A
2/5/2015	Q414	$1.25	$1.37	$835.91 million	$804.10 million	View	N/A
10/22/2014	Q314	$0.99	$1.07	$836.70 million	$856.00 million	View	Listen
7/23/2014	Q214	$1.16	$1.22	$863.79 million	$838.00 million	View	N/A
4/23/2014	Q114	$0.74	$0.77	$739.13 million	$745.00 million	View	N/A
2/5/2014	Q413	$1.08	$1.09	$800.00 million	$776.70 million	View	Listen
10/23/2013	Q313	$1.02	$1.07	$780.20 million	$771.30 million	View	N/A
7/25/2013	Q2 2013	$1.08	$1.07	$820.35 million	$802.80 million	View	Listen
4/26/2011		$0.55	$0.78			View	N/A
2/10/2011		$0.61	$0.62			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.07 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.51 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	6	$0.48	$1.05	$0.74
Q2 2016	3	$0.66	$0.75	$0.69
Q3 2016	4	$0.75	$0.85	$0.81
Q4 2016	4	$0.93	$0.99	$0.96
Q1 2017	2	$0.74	$0.80	$0.77
Q2 2017	2	$0.84	$0.89	$0.87
Q3 2017	2	$0.88	$0.91	$0.90
Q4 2017	2	$0.97	$1.04	$1.01

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA)

Annual Dividend:	$0.68
Dividend Yield:	0.93%
Dividend Growth:	0.00% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	68.69% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 22.15% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 19.37% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/1/2016	Quarterly	$0.17		8/19/2016	8/23/2016	9/14/2016
4/27/2016	Quarterly	$0.17		5/17/2016	5/19/2016	6/9/2016

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.50%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 83.79%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
5/11/2016	Diane H Gulyas	Director	Buy	1,000	$78.33	$78,330.00
5/4/2016	Mark A Shelnitz	VP	Sell	34,810	$76.67	$2,668,882.70
8/17/2015	Force Andrew Hudson La III	CFO	Sell	17,000	$103.54	$1,760,180.00
4/30/2015	Force Andrew Hudson La III	CFO	Sell	40,000	$97.09	$3,883,600.00
4/28/2015	Mark A Shelnitz	VP	Sell	42,000	$97.04	$4,075,680.00
3/6/2015	Diane H Gulyas	Director	Buy	2,000	$98.28	$196,560.00
2/25/2015	William C Dockman	VP	Sell	10,000	$100.00	$1,000,000.00
2/11/2015	Robert F Cummings Jr	Director	Buy	7,000	$98.53	$689,710.00
2/10/2015	Mark E Tomkins	Director	Sell	2,574	$98.39	$253,255.86
2/9/2015	Diane H Gulyas	Director	Buy	1,000	$100.22	$100,220.00
2/6/2015	Alfred E Festa	CEO	Sell	200,000	$100.63	$20,126,000.00
11/18/2014	Ronald C Cambre	Director	Sell	2,574	$95.97	$247,026.78
10/30/2014	Force Andrew Hudson La III	CFO	Sell	14,250	$92.59	$1,319,407.50
10/29/2014	William C Dockman	VP	Sell	4,150	$91.32	$378,978.00
10/24/2014	Alfred E Festa	CEO	Sell	62,500	$89.69	$5,605,625.00
8/19/2014	Pamela K Wagoner	VP	Sell	30,000	$99.03	$2,970,900.00
6/12/2014	Pamela K Wagoner	VP	Sell	35,000	$91.85	$3,214,750.00
3/6/2014	Alfred Festa	CEO	Sell	108,236	$102.51	$11,095,272.36
2/21/2014	Force Andrew Hudson La III	CFO	Sell	9,924	$99.49	$987,338.76
2/21/2014	William Dockman	VP	Sell	4,100	$99.85	$409,385.00
2/19/2014	Mark Shelnitz	VP	Sell	40,590	$98.62	$4,002,985.80
2/12/2014	Force Andrew Hudson La III	CFO	Sell	24,820	$98.24	$2,438,316.80
11/25/2013	Mark Tomkins	Director	Sell	1,305	$97.11	$126,728.55
10/31/2013	Force Andrew Hudson La III	CFO	Sell	15,996	$92.02	$1,471,951.92
8/14/2013	Alfred Festa	CEO	Sell	108,237	$80.05	$8,664,371.85
7/30/2013	Gregory E Poling	COO	Sell	35,515	$75.89	$2,695,233.35
6/11/2013	John F Akers	Director	Sell	18,500	$83.03	$1,536,055.00
5/14/2013	Force Andrew Hudson La III	CFO	Sell	20,190	$79.34	$1,601,874.60
5/9/2013	William C Dockman	VP	Sell	7,210	$79.09	$570,238.90

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA)

Date	Headline
	WR Grace & Co (GRA) Forecasted to Post FY2015 Earnings of $4.70 Per Share - Petro Global News 24 (NYSE:GRA) petroglobalnews24.com - September 23 at 5:00 PM
	Earnings Analysis & Update for W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA)? - Frisco Fastball (NYSE:GRA) friscofastball.com - September 22 at 8:22 AM
	WR Grace Shares Down 23.9% Since SmarTrend's Sell Call (GRA) (NYSE:GRA) www.mysmartrend.com - September 21 at 3:31 PM
	Global Desiccants and Adsorbents Market 2016- Zeochem, WR Grace, UOP, CECA, BASF, Axens (NYSE:GRA) www.4-traders.com - September 21 at 3:31 PM
	WR Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA)'s Accounts Payable Is $163.8 - RealistInvestor.com (NYSE:GRA) www.realistinvestor.com - September 21 at 9:32 AM
	Seaport Global Securities Starts W.R. Grace & Co. (GRA) at Neutral - StreetInsider.com (NYSE:GRA) www.streetinsider.com - September 15 at 8:22 AM
	MdBio Foundation Inspires Maryland High School Students with Hands-on Science Experiences in the MdBioLab (NYSE:GRA) www.biomedreports.com - September 14 at 9:33 AM
	Warehouse sells in Glen Burnie for $17.5M (NYSE:GRA) www.bizjournals.com - September 14 at 9:33 AM
	Global refining catalyst sales market forecast to 2021 examined in new market research report (NYSE:GRA) www.whatech.com - September 13 at 10:05 AM
	Shares of GRA Down 20.9% Since Downtrend Call on Shares (NYSE:GRA) www.mysmartrend.com - September 13 at 10:05 AM
	Coverage initiated on W.R. Grace by Seaport Global Securities (NYSE:GRA) finance.yahoo.com - September 13 at 10:05 AM
	Stock on the Rise Over the Last Half Year: W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA) - Post News (NYSE:GRA) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 12 at 5:06 PM
	Shares Lower Over the Past Quarter: W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA) - Post News (NYSE:GRA) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 10 at 4:54 PM
	Institutional Investors Have Decreased Positions in W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA) - Post News (NYSE:GRA) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 9 at 10:02 AM
	Sell-side Consensus Sees W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA) Going Where Near-Term? - Frisco Fastball (NYSE:GRA) friscofastball.com - September 8 at 9:07 AM
	W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA): What is the Sell-side Making of this Stock? - Post News (NYSE:GRA) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 8 at 9:07 AM
	Placing W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA) Shares Under the Microscope - Post News (NYSE:GRA) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 6 at 5:19 PM
	Grace to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences (NYSE:GRA) www.publicnow.com - September 6 at 5:19 PM
	Institutions Have Decreased Positions in W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA) - Post News (NYSE:GRA) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 2 at 10:09 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to W.R. Grace & Co. : September 2, 2016 (NYSE:GRA) www.capitalcube.com - September 2 at 10:09 AM
	Discover the global cerium market forecasts (2016-2021) with industry chain structure, competitive landscape, new projects and investment analysis (NYSE:GRA) www.whatech.com - September 1 at 5:12 PM
	Global Chemical Processing Catalysts Industry (NYSE:GRA) finance.yahoo.com - September 1 at 5:12 PM
	Technical Roundup on Chemicals Stocks -- Sherwin-Williams, W.R. ... - PR Newswire (press release) (NYSE:GRA) www.prnewswire.com - September 1 at 8:12 AM
	Former Vann's CEO seeks yearlong trial delay (NYSE:GRA) missoulian.com - August 26 at 8:16 AM
	WR Grace, Hospital Must Mediate Asbestos Property Claims (NYSE:GRA) www.law360.com - August 26 at 8:16 AM
	W.R. Grace & Co. (GRA) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for August 19, 2016 - Nasdaq (NYSE:GRA) www.nasdaq.com - August 20 at 5:09 PM
	19.1% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend WR Grace Call (GRA) (NYSE:GRA) www.mysmartrend.com - August 19 at 5:16 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to W.R. Grace & Co. : August 16, 2016 (NYSE:GRA) www.capitalcube.com - August 16 at 5:28 PM
	W.R. Grace & Co. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : GRA-US : August 15, 2016 (NYSE:GRA) www.capitalcube.com - August 15 at 10:33 AM
	20.5% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend WR Grace Call (GRA) (NYSE:GRA) www.mysmartrend.com - August 12 at 5:21 PM
	W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA) Rating In Focus - Investor Newswire (NYSE:GRA) www.investornewswire.com - August 11 at 8:16 AM
	W R GRACE & CO Financials (NYSE:GRA) finance.yahoo.com - August 10 at 5:34 PM
	W.R. Grace & Co. (GRA) Shares are Up 1.3% – Trade Calls - Trade Calls (NYSE:GRA) www.tradecalls.org - August 8 at 10:01 AM
	WR Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA) Mean Price Target At $88.6 - RealistInvestor.com (NYSE:GRA) www.realistinvestor.com - August 6 at 8:10 AM
	Neuberger Berman Group LLC Sold A Little More W.R. Grace & Co. Common Stock (GRA) Stock In The Last Quarter - Finance Daily (NYSE:GRA) www.fidaily.com - August 5 at 5:26 PM
	Grace Opens GMP Release QC Lab at Oregon Facility To Support Pharmaceutical Intermediates Manufacturing (NYSE:GRA) www.publicnow.com - August 5 at 5:26 PM
	W.R. Grace & Co. :GRA-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 4, 2016 (NYSE:GRA) www.capitalcube.com - August 4 at 5:37 PM
	W R GRACE & CO Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report (NYSE:GRA) biz.yahoo.com - August 4 at 5:37 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to W.R. Grace & Co. : August 4, 2016 (NYSE:GRA) www.capitalcube.com - August 4 at 5:37 PM
	W. R. Grace & Co. (GRA) is Trading Lower on Unusual Volume for August 02 (NYSE:GRA) www.equities.com - August 4 at 8:15 AM
	W. R. Grace & Co. (GRA) is Trading Higher on Unusual Volume for August 01 - Equities.com (NYSE:GRA) www.equities.com - August 3 at 8:22 AM
	W.R. Grace & Co. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : GRA-US : August 2, 2016 (NYSE:GRA) www.capitalcube.com - August 2 at 5:34 PM
	Grace to Present at Jefferies 2016 Industrials Conference (NYSE:GRA) finance.yahoo.com - August 2 at 5:34 PM
	Edited Transcript of GRA earnings conference call or presentation 1-Aug-16 1:00pm GMT (NYSE:GRA) finance.yahoo.com - August 2 at 10:06 AM
	W.R. Grace & Co. (GRA) CEO Alfred Festa on Q2 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript (NYSE:GRA) seekingalpha.com - August 1 at 5:12 PM
	Grace Announces Quarterly Dividend (NYSE:GRA) www.nasdaq.com - August 1 at 10:02 AM
	W.R. Grace & Co.: Grace Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results (NYSE:GRA) www.twst.com - August 1 at 10:02 AM
	W. R. Grace & Co Earnings Call scheduled for 9:00 am ET today (NYSE:GRA) biz.yahoo.com - August 1 at 9:00 AM
	Q2 2016 W. R. Grace & Co Earnings Release - 06:00 am ET (NYSE:GRA) biz.yahoo.com - August 1 at 7:07 AM
	W.R. Grace beats 2Q profit forecasts (NYSE:GRA) sg.finance.yahoo.com - August 1 at 6:36 AM