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 paid 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 1.31%. 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 repurchase plan on Saturday, April 8th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $250,000,000.00 in outstanding 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 usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

W. R. Grace & Co (NYSE:GRA) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.12. The specialty chemicals company earned $485.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $472.76 million. W. R. Grace & Co had a return on equity of 84.83% and a net margin of 0.38%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.84 EPS. 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 EPS guidance of $3.90-4.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share 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.

8 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for W. R. Grace & Co's shares. Their predictions range from $70.00 to $92.00. On average, they anticipate W. R. Grace & Co's share price to reach $84.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for W. R. Grace & Co.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for W. R. Grace & Co in the last year. There are currently 8 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 recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. W. R. Grace & Co earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the specialty chemicals company an impact score of 46.57 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company'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 number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders 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%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.55%) and California Public Employees Retirement System (0.21%). 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, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, California Public Employees Retirement System, Eos Focused Equity Management L.P. and Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio. View Insider Buying and Selling for W. R. Grace & Co.

GRA stock was acquired 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 $73.44.

W. R. Grace & Co has a market capitalization of $4.92 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]