NYSE:GRAW. R. Grace & Co Stock Price, Forecast & 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 $54.20 +2.23 (+4.29 %) (As of 05/26/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$52.82Now: $54.20▼$54.8050-Day Range$33.86MA: $44.79▼$52.1052-Week Range$26.75Now: $54.20▼$79.71Volume497,120 shsAverage Volume644,561 shsMarket Capitalization$3.59 billionP/E Ratio25.21Dividend Yield2.31%Beta1.5 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial 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 $66.00, W. R. Grace & Co has a potential upside of 21.8% from its current price of $54.20.Amount of Analyst CoverageW. R. Grace & Co has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.8 Community Rank Outperform VotesW. R. Grace & Co has received 432 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesW. R. Grace & Co has received 338 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentW. R. Grace & Co has received 56.10% “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 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipW. R. Grace & Co is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 2.31%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthW. R. Grace & Co has only been increasing its dividend for 3 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 29.27 % 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 $334,270.00 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 Institutions85.17% 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 46.95% in the coming year, from $2.79 to $4.10 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of W. R. Grace & Co is 25.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 13.93.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of W. R. Grace & Co is 25.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 18.33.Price to Book Value per Share RatioW. R. Grace & Co has a P/B Ratio of 8.99. 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: 3.3Insider Behavior: 4.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™3.07 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 Ratio5.09 Current Ratio1.49 Quick Ratio1.00Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio25.21 Forward P/E Ratio19.43 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.96 billion Price / Sales1.83 Cash Flow$6.14 per share Price / Cash Flow8.83 Book Value$6.03 per share Price / Book8.99Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.38 Net Income$126.30 million Net Margins7.52% Return on Equity68.38% Return on Assets7.27%Miscellaneous Employees4,000 Outstanding Shares66,172,000Market Cap$3.59 billion Next Earnings Date7/23/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable GRA Rates by TradingView 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 (Coronavirus)? 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 increased by 16.2% and is now trading at $54.20. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. 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, July 23rd 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 earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.03. The specialty chemicals company earned $421.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $424.77 million. W. R. Grace & Co had a net margin of 7.52% and a return on equity of 68.38%. W. R. Grace & Co's quarterly revenue was down 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.93 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, April 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 20th. 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 updated its first quarter 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Friday, April, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.72-0.72 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.67. What price target have analysts set for GRA? 9 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives 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 share price to reach $66.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 21.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for W. R. Grace & Co. Has W. R. Grace & Co been receiving favorable news coverage? News articles about GRA stock have trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. W. R. Grace & Co earned a media sentiment score of -3.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutW. R. Grace & Co. Are investors shorting W. R. Grace & Co? W. R. Grace & Co saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,020,000 shares, a decrease of 8.9% from the March 31st total of 1,120,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 714,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days. Currently, 1.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. View W. R. Grace & Co's Current Options Chain. Who are some of W. R. Grace & Co's key competitors? Some companies that are related to W. R. Grace & Co include Ecolab (ECL), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), Celanese (CE), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), NewMarket (NEU), Ashland Global (ASH), Quaker Chemical (KWR), Balchem (BCPC), PolyOne (POL), Stepan (SCL), Sensient Technologies (SXT), HB Fuller (FUL) and Innospec (IOSP). 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), Verizon Communications (VZ), Intel (INTC), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), AbbVie (ABBV), Walt Disney (DIS), General Electric (GE), Pfizer (PFE), Southern (SO) 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 a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (3.60%), Iridian Asset Management LLC CT (1.99%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.91%), Loomis Sayles & Co. L P (0.61%), Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC (0.57%) and New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.41%). Company insiders that own W. R. Grace & Co stock include Elizabeth C Brown, 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. Which major investors are selling W. R. Grace & Co stock? GRA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, Swift Run Capital Management LLC, and Iridian Asset Management LLC CT. View insider buying and selling activity for W. R. Grace & Co. Which major investors are buying W. R. Grace & Co stock? GRA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Geode Capital Management LLC, Arizona State Retirement System, SG Americas Securities LLC, AGF Investments Inc., and Value Holdings Management CO. LLC. Company insiders that have bought W. R. Grace & Co stock in the last two years include Elizabeth C Brown, 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. 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 $54.20. How big of a company is W. R. Grace & Co? W. R. Grace & Co has a market capitalization of $3.59 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. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at 410-531-4000 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 5/26/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
