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

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

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

W. R. Grace & Co declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Saturday, April 8th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $250,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

W. R. Grace & Co (NYSE:GRA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.12. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $485.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $472.76 million. W. R. Grace & Co had a return on equity of 84.83% and a net margin of 0.38%. The firm's revenue was up 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $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 issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.90-4.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for W. R. Grace & Co's stock. Their predictions range from $70.00 to $92.00. On average, they expect W. R. Grace & Co's share price to reach $84.7778 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 20.5% 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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Media headlines about GRA stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring 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 daily sentiment score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the specialty chemicals company an impact score of 50.17 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View Recent Headlines for W. R. Grace & Co.

W. R. Grace & Co's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional 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 $70.33.

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]