NYSE:GRA W. R. Grace & Co Stock Forecast, Price & 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 W. R. Grace & Co Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $44.97 -2.10 (-4.46 %) (As of 09/18/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$44.75Now: $44.97▼$46.9450-Day Range$40.71MA: $44.21▼$47.6652-Week Range$26.75Now: $44.97▼$73.36Volume978,082 shsAverage Volume581,635 shsMarket Capitalization$2.98 billionP/E Ratio49.97Dividend Yield2.55%Beta1.42 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media W. R. Grace & Co. produces and sells specialty chemicals and materials worldwide. It operates through two segments, Grace Catalysts Technologies and Grace Materials Technologies. The Grace Catalysts Technologies segment offers fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts for the production of transportation fuels, such as gasoline and diesel fuels, and petrochemicals; FCC additives; and methanol-to-olefins catalysts for the conversion of methanol into petrochemical feeds, including ethylene and propylene. This segment also provides hydro processing catalysts used in process reactors to upgrade heavy oils into lighter products; polyolefin catalysts and chemical catalyst supports for the production of polypropylene and polyethylene thermoplastic resins; and chemical catalysts, as well as gas-phase polypropylene process technology to manufacture polypropylene products. The Grace Materials Technologies segment offers silica-based and silica-alumina-based materials for use in coatings, consumer, pharmaceutical, and chemical process. W. R. Grace & Co. was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingW. R. Grace & Co has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $65.50, W. R. Grace & Co has a forecasted upside of 45.7% from its current price of $44.97.Amount of Analyst CoverageW. R. Grace & Co has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.8 Community Rank Outperform VotesW. R. Grace & Co has received 435 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesW. R. Grace & Co has received 342 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentW. R. Grace & Co has received 55.98% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about W. R. Grace & Co and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe GRA will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe GRA will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldW. R. Grace & Co pays a meaningful dividend of 2.55%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthW. R. Grace & Co has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of W. R. Grace & Co is 27.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, W. R. Grace & Co will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.56% next year. This indicates that W. R. Grace & Co will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 4.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, W. R. Grace & Co insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $83,460.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.90% of the stock of W. R. Grace & Co is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions88.60% of the stock of W. R. Grace & Co is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for W. R. Grace & Co are expected to grow by 46.04% in the coming year, from $2.78 to $4.06 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of W. R. Grace & Co is 49.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.91.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of W. R. Grace & Co is 49.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 38.70.Price to Book Value per Share RatioW. R. Grace & Co has a P/B Ratio of 7.46. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.3Community Rank: 2.8Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 4.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.90 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Chemicals & allied products Sub-IndustrySpecialty Chemicals SectorBasic Materials Current SymbolNYSE:GRA Previous Symbol CUSIP38388F10 CIK1045309 Webwww.grace.com Phone410-531-4000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio5.70 Current Ratio1.26 Quick Ratio1.07Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio49.97 Forward P/E Ratio16.18 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.96 billion Price / Sales1.52 Cash Flow$6.13 per share Price / Cash Flow7.34 Book Value$6.03 per share Price / Book7.46Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.38 Net Income$126.30 million Net Margins3.31% Return on Equity58.55% Return on Assets5.79%Miscellaneous Employees4,000 Outstanding Shares66,189,000Market Cap$2.98 billion Next Earnings Date10/22/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $44.97 -2.10 (-4.46 %) (As of 09/18/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive GRA News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for GRA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. W. R. Grace & Co (NYSE:GRA) Frequently Asked Questions How has W. R. Grace & Co's stock been impacted by COVID-19? W. R. Grace & Co's stock was trading at $46.66 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, GRA shares have decreased by 3.6% and is now trading at $44.97. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of W. R. Grace & Co? 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. When is W. R. Grace & Co's next earnings date? W. R. Grace & Co is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for W. R. Grace & Co. How were W. R. Grace & Co's earnings last quarter? W. R. Grace & Co (NYSE:GRA) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. The specialty chemicals company earned $418.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $393.49 million. W. R. Grace & Co had a net margin of 3.31% and a return on equity of 58.55%. The firm's revenue was down 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.16 EPS. View W. R. Grace & Co's earnings history. How often does W. R. Grace & Co pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for W. R. Grace & Co? W. R. Grace & Co announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. View W. R. Grace & Co's dividend history. What guidance has W. R. Grace & Co issued on next quarter's earnings? W. R. Grace & Co issued an update on its third quarter 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $409.335-423.45 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $424.81 million. What price target have analysts set for GRA? 9 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for W. R. Grace & Co's shares. Their forecasts range from $47.00 to $83.00. On average, they anticipate W. R. Grace & Co's stock price to reach $65.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 45.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for W. R. Grace & Co. Are investors shorting W. R. Grace & Co? W. R. Grace & Co saw a decline in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 773,800 shares, a decline of 40.0% from the July 30th total of 1,290,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 506,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.5 days. Approximately 1.3% of the company's stock are short sold. View W. R. Grace & Co's Short Interest. Who are some of W. R. Grace & Co's key competitors? Some companies that are related to W. R. Grace & Co include Sherwin-Williams (SHW), Ecolab (ECL), Valaris (VAL), Celanese (CE), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), Ashland Global (ASH), NewMarket (NEU), Quaker Chemical (KWR), Balchem (BCPC), Stepan (SCL), HB Fuller (FUL), Sensient Technologies (SXT) and PolyOne (POL). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of W. R. Grace & Co own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other W. R. Grace & Co investors own include Under Armour (UAA), Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV), Boeing (BA), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), Dominion Energy (D), Pfizer (PFE) and AT&T (T). Who are W. R. Grace & Co's key executives? W. R. Grace & Co's management team includes the following people: Mr. Hudson La Force III, CEO, Pres, COO & Director (Age 54)Mr. Mark A. Shelnitz, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 60)Ms. Elizabeth C. Brown, Sr. VP & Chief HR Officer (Age 55)Mr. Keith N. Cole, Sr. VP of Gov. Relations, Environment, Health & Safety (Age 60)Mr. William C. Dockman, Interim CFO, Chief Accounting Officer, VP & Controller (Age 59) What is W. R. Grace & Co's stock symbol? W. R. Grace & Co trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GRA." Who are W. R. Grace & Co's major shareholders? W. R. Grace & Co's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Lyrical Asset Management LP (2.96%), Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (2.62%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (1.28%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.84%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (0.69%) and Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC (0.44%). Company insiders that own W. R. Grace & Co stock include Elizabeth C Brown, Force Andrew Hudson La III, Mark A Shelnitz, Mark E Tomkins, North Latitude Fund Lp 40, North Latitude Master Fund 40 and William C Dockman. View institutional ownership trends for W. R. Grace & Co. Which institutional investors are selling W. R. Grace & Co stock? GRA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC, Amalgamated Bank, Toronto Dominion Bank, California Public Employees Retirement System, Arizona State Retirement System, and Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio. View insider buying and selling activity for W. R. Grace & Co. Which institutional investors are buying W. R. Grace & Co stock? GRA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Lyrical Asset Management LP, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Partners Capital Investment Group LLP, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc, Bessemer Group Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, and New York State Common Retirement Fund. 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. View insider buying and selling activity for W. R. Grace & Co. How do I buy shares of 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. What is W. R. Grace & Co's stock price today? One share of GRA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $44.97. How big of a company is W. R. Grace & Co? W. R. Grace & Co has a market capitalization of $2.98 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. What is W. R. Grace & Co's official website? The official website for W. R. Grace & Co is www.grace.com. How can I contact W. R. Grace & Co? W. R. Grace & Co's mailing address is 7500 GRACE DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD, 21044. 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