W. R. Grace & Co. Stock Forecast, Price & News

8 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for W. R. Grace & Co. in the last twelve months. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" W. R. Grace & Co. stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in GRA, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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W. R. Grace & Co. saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 28th, there was short interest totaling 2,100,000 shares, an increase of 18.0% from the May 13th total of 1,780,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,140,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.8 days. Currently, 3.2% of the company's stock are sold short.
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W. R. Grace & Co. is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 29th 2021.
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W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.73. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $456.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $454.55 million. W. R. Grace & Co. had a net margin of 1.39% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 57.85%.
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W. R. Grace & Co.'s stock was trading at $46.66 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, GRA stock has increased by 47.5% and is now trading at $68.81.
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W. R. Grace & Co. declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.33 per share on Tuesday, March 23rd. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 1st. This is a positive change from W. R. Grace & Co.'s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30.
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W. R. Grace & Co. pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.92%. W. R. Grace & Co. does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of W. R. Grace & Co. is 50.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, W. R. Grace & Co. will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.53% next year. This indicates that W. R. Grace & Co. will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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W. R. Grace & Co. issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Friday, March, 19th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.72-0.74 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.79.

8 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for W. R. Grace & Co.'s shares. Their forecasts range from $60.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate W. R. Grace & Co.'s stock price to reach $68.17 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.9%.
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21 employees have rated W. R. Grace & Co. CEO Hudson La Force on Glassdoor.com. Hudson La Force has an approval rating of 89% among W. R. Grace & Co.'s employees.

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W. R. Grace & Co. trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GRA."

W. R. Grace & Co.'s stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Russell Investments Group Ltd. (3.78%), Lyrical Asset Management LP (3.12%), Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (2.64%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.06%), Segantii Capital Management Ltd (0.77%) and Loomis Sayles & Co. L P (0.60%). Company insiders that own W. R. Grace & Co. stock include Elizabeth C Brown, Force Andrew Hudson La III, Mark E Tomkins, North Latitude Fund Lp 40, North Latitude Master Fund 40 and William C Dockman.
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GRA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Comerica Bank, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC, and Rhumbline Advisers.
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GRA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Segantii Capital Management Ltd, Lyrical Asset Management LP, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Gabelli Funds LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc, and MUFG Securities EMEA plc. Company insiders that have bought W. R. Grace & Co. stock in the last two years include Elizabeth C Brown, Force Andrew Hudson La III, Mark E Tomkins, North Latitude Fund Lp 40, North Latitude Master Fund 40, and William C Dockman.
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Shares of GRA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of GRA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $68.81.

W. R. Grace & Co. has a market capitalization of $4.56 billion and generates $1.73 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $-1,800,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $2.64 on an earnings per share basis.

W. R. Grace & Co. employs 4,000 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of W. R. Grace & Co.: Albemarle Corporation - Polyolefin Catalysts Business, Alltech Applied Science B.V., Alltech Associates, Alltech Associates (Australia) Pty. Ltd., Alltech Associates Applied Science Limited, Alltech France S.A.R.L., Alltech Grom GmbH, Alltech International Holdings, Alltech Italia S.R.L., BASF - Polyolefin Catalysts Business, De Neef Conchem Group, Denac Nederland B.V., Envases Industriales y Comerciales, Flexit Laboratories, GEC Divestment Corporation Ltd., Gloucester New Communities Company, Grace CIS LLC, Grace Catalyst AB, Grace Catalysts & Materials S.L.U., Grace Catalysts (Qingdao) Company Limited, Grace Catalysts LLC, Grace Chemical Company of Cuba, Grace Collections, Grace Davison Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd., Grace Energy Corporation, Grace Europe Holding GmbH, Grace European Finance (Dublin) Limited, Grace GP GmbH, Grace Germany GmbH, Grace Global Operations Center (Philippines) Inc., Grace GmbH, Grace Holdings S.A. de C.V., Grace Italy S.r.l., Grace Luxembourg S.à r.l., Grace Management GP GmbH, Grace Management Services, Grace Netherlands B.V., Grace PAR Corporation, Grace Products (Singapore) Private Limited, Grace Products South Africa (Private) Limited, Grace Refining Technologies Middle East Trading Ltd., Grace Silica GmbH, Grace Technologies, Grace Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Grace Turkey Kimyevi Madde Hizmetleri Anonim Sirketi, Grace Értékesito Kft., Grom Analytik + HPLC GmbH, Guanica-Caribe Land Development Corporation, Kootenai Development Company, Mertus 366.GmbH, Midland Dexter Venezuela, Papelera Camagueyana, Rheoset Indústria e Comércio de Aditivos, Rive Technology, Synthetech Inc., W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., W. R. Grace Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Produtos Quimicos Ltda., W. R. Grace Canada Corp., W. R. Grace Capital Corporation, W. R. Grace International LLC, W. R. Grace Japan K.K., W. R. Grace Korea Inc., W. R. Grace Korea Limited, W. R. Grace Land Corporation, W. R. Grace Specialty Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., W. R. Grace Trading (Hong Kong) Limited, W. R. Grace Trading (Thailand) Limited, and Wuhan Meilixin New Building Materials.

W. R. Grace & Co. was founded in 1854.

The official website for W. R. Grace & Co. is www.grace.com.

W. R. Grace & Co. is headquartered at 7500 GRACE DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD, 21044.

W. R. Grace & Co.'s mailing address is 7500 GRACE DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD, 21044. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at 410-531-4000 or via email at [email protected]