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

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

W. R. Grace & Co announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 16th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share on Thursday, September 6th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.36%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 15th. View W. R. Grace & Co's Dividend History.

W. R. Grace & Co announced that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Saturday, April 8th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $250,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

W. R. Grace & Co (NYSE:GRA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.12. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $485.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $472.76 million. W. R. Grace & Co had a net margin of 0.38% and a return on equity of 84.83%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.84 earnings per share. View W. R. Grace & Co's Earnings History.

W. R. Grace & Co is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October, 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for W. R. Grace & Co.

W. R. Grace & Co updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 26th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.90-4.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.90. The company issued revenue guidance of +9-11% to ~$1.87-$1.905 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.89 billion.

9 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for W. R. Grace & Co's shares. Their forecasts range from $70.00 to $92.00. On average, they expect W. R. Grace & Co's stock price to reach $84.7778 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 20.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for 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 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for W. R. Grace & Co.

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Press coverage about GRA stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. W. R. Grace & Co earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the specialty chemicals company an impact score of 47.33 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View Recent Headlines for W. R. Grace & Co.

W. R. Grace & Co's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Iridian Asset Management LLC CT (3.65%), Putnam Investments LLC (2.35%), Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. (0.81%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.55%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.21%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.10%). Company insiders that own W. R. Grace & Co stock include Alfred E Festa, Elizabeth C Brown, Mark A Shelnitz, Thomas E Blaser 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 BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Iridian Asset Management LLC CT, Putnam Investments LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, California Public Employees Retirement System, Eos Focused Equity Management L.P., Rhumbline Advisers and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. NY. View Insider Buying and Selling for W. R. Grace & Co.

GRA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LMR Partners LLP, Nomura Holdings Inc., Marshall Wace LLP, Fox Run Management L.L.C., Twin Capital Management Inc., S. Muoio & CO. LLC, Tiverton Asset Management LLC and Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.. Company insiders that have bought W. R. Grace & Co stock in the last two years include Alfred E Festa, Elizabeth C Brown and Thomas E Blaser. View Insider Buying and Selling 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GRA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $70.42.

W. R. Grace & Co has a market capitalization of $4.73 billion and generates $1.72 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $11.20 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.40 on an earnings per share basis. W. R. Grace & Co employs 3,700 workers across the globe.

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]