NYSE:GRA - W. R. Grace & Co Stock Price, Forecast & News

W. R. Grace & Co's stock was trading at $46.66 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, GRA shares have decreased by 18.1% and is now trading at $38.23. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for W. R. Grace & Co in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for W. R. Grace & Co.

W. R. Grace & Co is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for W. R. Grace & Co.

W. R. Grace & Co (NYSE:GRA) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 4th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.04. The specialty chemicals company earned $504.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $503.74 million. W. R. Grace & Co had a return on equity of 73.25% and a net margin of 6.45%. The firm's revenue was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.14 earnings per share. View W. R. Grace & Co's earnings history.

W. R. Grace & Co announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. This is a boost from W. R. Grace & Co's previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. View W. R. Grace & Co's dividend history.

W. R. Grace & Co issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 4th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.73-4.91 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $4.83. The company issued revenue guidance of 0-3% (implying $1958.1-2.017 billion), compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.03 billion.

9 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for W. R. Grace & Co's shares. Their forecasts range from $55.00 to $83.00. On average, they anticipate W. R. Grace & Co's share price to reach $74.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 95.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for W. R. Grace & Co.

News headlines about GRA stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. W. R. Grace & Co earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutW. R. Grace & Co.

W. R. Grace & Co saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 932,600 shares, an increase of 9.2% from the February 27th total of 853,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 496,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. View W. R. Grace & Co's Current Options Chain.

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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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Nuveen Asset Management LLC (2.30%), Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (2.01%), Iridian Asset Management LLC CT (1.99%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.88%), Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC (0.77%) and Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. (0.53%). Company insiders that own W. R. Grace & Co stock include Force Andrew Hudson La III, Mark A Shelnitz, North Latitude Fund Lp 40, North Latitude Master Fund 40 and William C Dockman. View institutional ownership trends for W. R. Grace & Co.

GRA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Iridian Asset Management LLC CT, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Marshall Wace LLP, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Private Trust Co. NA, and Comerica Bank. Company insiders that have sold W. R. Grace & Co company stock in the last year include Mark A Shelnitz, and William C Dockman. View insider buying and selling activity for W. R. Grace & Co.

GRA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Geode Capital Management LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, California Public Employees Retirement System, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., and Highstreet Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought W. R. Grace & Co stock in the last two years include Force Andrew Hudson La III, North Latitude Fund Lp 40, North Latitude Master Fund 40, and William C Dockman. View insider buying and selling activity for W. R. Grace & Co.

Shares of GRA 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.

One share of GRA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $38.23.

W. R. Grace & Co has a market capitalization of $2.55 billion and generates $1.96 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $126.30 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.38 on an earnings per share basis. W. R. Grace & Co employs 4,000 workers across the globe. View additional information about W. R. Grace & Co.

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

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]