W.W. Grainger Stock Forecast, Price & News

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for W.W. Grainger in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" W.W. Grainger stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in GWW, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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W.W. Grainger saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 29th, there was short interest totaling 623,900 shares, a decrease of 25.7% from the January 14th total of 839,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 340,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 1.4% of the company's shares are sold short.
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W.W. Grainger is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 22nd 2021.
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W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 2nd. The industrial products company reported $3.66 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.86 by $0.20. The industrial products company earned $2.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.92 billion. W.W. Grainger had a net margin of 5.37% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 41.31%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.88 EPS.
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W.W. Grainger's stock was trading at $274.61 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, GWW shares have increased by 35.7% and is now trading at $372.71.
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W.W. Grainger declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 8th will be given a dividend of $1.53 per share on Monday, March 1st. This represents a $6.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 5th.
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W.W. Grainger pays an annual dividend of $6.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.64%. W.W. Grainger has been increasing its dividend for 50 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of W.W. Grainger is 35.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, W.W. Grainger will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.28% next year. This indicates that W.W. Grainger will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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W.W. Grainger declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, April 24th 2019, which allows the company to buyback 5,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

14 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for W.W. Grainger's shares. Their forecasts range from $241.00 to $455.00. On average, they anticipate W.W. Grainger's share price to reach $370.15 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.7%.
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543 employees have rated W.W. Grainger CEO DG Macpherson on Glassdoor.com. DG Macpherson has an approval rating of 87% among W.W. Grainger's employees.

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W.W. Grainger trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GWW."

W.W. Grainger's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.95%), Longview Partners Guernsey LTD (5.01%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (3.82%), Northern Trust Corp (2.16%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.35%) and Mackenzie Financial Corp (1.12%). Company insiders that own W.W. Grainger stock include Donald G Macpherson, Eric R Tapia, John L Howard, Paige K Robbins and Susan Slavik Williams.
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GWW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Longview Partners Guernsey LTD, BlackRock Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC, State of Wisconsin Investment Board, and Squarepoint Ops LLC. Company insiders that have sold W.W. Grainger company stock in the last year include Donald G Macpherson, John L Howard, Paige K Robbins, and Susan Slavik Williams.
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GWW stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Junto Capital Management LP, FIL Ltd, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., AGF Investments Inc., Carlson Capital L P, Coho Partners Ltd., and Clearbridge Investments LLC.
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One share of GWW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $372.71.

W.W. Grainger has a market capitalization of $19.52 billion and generates $11.49 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $849 million in net income (profit) each year or $17.29 on an earnings per share basis.

W.W. Grainger employs 23,800 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of W.W. Grainger: 020 Supplies Limited, 2422626 Ontario Inc., 971086 Ontario Inc., AJ Howard Industrial Supplies Limited, Acklands - Grainger Inc., Acklands-Grainger, Alliance Energy Solutions, American Fabory Corporation, Anfreixo, Apex Industrial Limited, Ashlink Software Limited, Asia Pacific Brands, BMF Finance B.V., BMF Fundco B.V., BMF Management Services B.V., BMFGH Holding B.V., Blackrock Tools Inc., Bogle and Timms Limited, Borstlap International B.V., CJ Bent & Son Limited, CV Noordoever, Cambridge Tool Supplies Limited, Comag PTY Limited, Combori N.V., Cromwell, Cromwell Bearings and Transmission Services Limited, Cromwell Czech Republic s.r.o., Cromwell Group (Holdings) Limited, Cromwell Group (International) Limited, Cromwell Industrial Supplies Private Limited, Cromwell Logistics Limited, Cromwell PTY Limited, Cromwell SAS, Cromwell Sp z.o.o., Cromwell Tools (Norwich) Limited, Cromwell Tools (Rochester) Limited, Cromwell Tools (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Cromwell Tools (Thailand) Co. Ltd., Cromwell Tools Limited, Cromwell Tools SDN BHD, Cromwell Tools SRL, Cromwell-Siddle (Grimsby) Limited, Dayton Electric Manufacturing Co., E & R Industrial Sales, E&R Industrial, E&R Tooling and Solutions de Mexico, East Midlands Property Developments Limited, Engineerstore Limited, FEC Distribution Specialties Inc., FFSA S.A., Fabory Asia B.V., Fabory CZ Holding s.r.o., Fabory Canada Inc., Fabory Centres Belgium N.V., Fabory France S.A., Fabory Group, Fabory Kotoelem Kereskedelmi KFT, Fabory Masters in Fasteners Group B.V., Fabory Nederland B.V., Fabory Overseas Holding B.V., Fabory Poland Sp. z.o.o., Fabory Portugal Lda., Fabory SRL, Fabory Shanghai Co. Ltd., Fabory Slovakia s.r.o., Fabory Spain S.L., Fabory U.S.A., Fabory UK Holdings Limited, Fabory UK Limited, Fixbolt (Suhzou) Co., G.T.S.S. Engineers Supplies Limited, GHC Specialty Brands, GMMI LLC, GWW Investments C.V., GWW UK Holdings Ltd., Gamut Supply LLC, Grainger, Grainger Asia Pacific K.K., Grainger Brasil Comercio e Distribuicao Ltda., Grainger Brasil Participacoes Ltda., Grainger Canada Holdings ULC, Grainger Caribe, Grainger China LLC, Grainger Colombia Holding Company, Grainger Colombia S.A.S., Grainger Dominicana SRL, Grainger Energy Initiatives, Grainger Global Holdings, Grainger Global Trading (Shanghai) Company Limited, Grainger Guam L.L.C., Grainger India Private Limited, Grainger Industrial MRO de Costa Rica S.R.L., Grainger Industrial Supply India Private Limited, Grainger International, Grainger International Holdings B.V., Grainger Japan, Grainger Japan Holdings, Grainger Latin America Holding Company, Grainger Management LLC, Grainger Mexico LLC, Grainger NRCI, Grainger Panama S.A., Grainger Panama Services S. de R.L., Grainger Peru S.R.L., Grainger Pleasant Prairie RC LLC, Grainger Procurement Company LLC, Grainger Registry Services, Grainger Safety Services, Grainger Service Holding Company, Grainger Services International Inc., Grainger Services Network, Grainger Singapore Pte. Ltd., HF Supplies Scotland Limited, Helivend Limited, I S One, Imperial Supplies, Imperial Supplies Holdings, Imperial Supplies LLC, Inbema N.V., India Pacific Brands, Industrial Supply Alliance Limited, JSL Bearbreak Limited, John Blee (Tools) Limited, John Smallman Limited, Kennedy International (England) Limited, Krusters 2000 Inc., LN Participacoes Ltda., Lab Safety Supply, MFC I, MRO Soluciones, McSkimming Industrial Supplies Limited, Merlin Business Software Limited, MonotaRO Co., Mountain Ventures WWG, Mountain Ventures WWG IV, Mountain Ventures WWG V, NAVIMRO Co., Newton RC, Norwell Engineering Limited, PT Cromwell Tools, PT MonotaRO Indonesia, Pimentel Fasteners B.V., Pleasant Prairie RC, Pro Tool Point Supply, Razor Occam, Red Twig LLC, Safety Registry Services, Safety Solutions, SafetyCertified, Techni-Tool, Technical Tooling Limited, The Kennedy Group Limited, Tooling & Engineering Distributors (TED) Limited, Turners (Ironmongers) Limited, Valentine Tools Limited, WFS (USA) Ltd., WFS Enterprises, WFS Enterprises Inc., WFS Holding Company, WFS Ltd., WWG International Finance C.V., WWG Servicios, WWG de Mexico, WWGH LLC, Windsor Factory Supply Inc., Zoro IP Holdings, Zoro Tools, and Zoro Tools Europe GmbH.

W.W. Grainger was founded in 1927.

The official website for W.W. Grainger is www.grainger.com.

W.W. Grainger is headquartered at 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL, 60045.

W.W. Grainger's mailing address is 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL, 60045. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 847-535-1000 or via email at [email protected]