NYSE:GWWW W Grainger Stock Price, Forecast & News

W W Grainger's stock was trading at $274.61 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, GWW shares have increased by 12.5% and is now trading at $308.99. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for W W Grainger in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for W W Grainger.

W W Grainger is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for W W Grainger.

W W Grainger will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 23rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

W W Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 23rd. The industrial products company reported $4.24 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.42 by $0.18. The industrial products company had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.87 billion. W W Grainger had a return on equity of 45.00% and a net margin of 6.56%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.51 earnings per share. View W W Grainger's earnings history.

W W Grainger declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 11th will be given a dividend of $1.44 per share on Monday, June 1st. This represents a $5.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.86%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 8th. View W W Grainger's dividend history.

W W Grainger announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program 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. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

14 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for W W Grainger's stock. Their forecasts range from $191.00 to $380.00. On average, they expect W W Grainger's stock price to reach $306.91 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.7%. View analysts' price targets for W W Grainger.

News articles about GWW stock have been trending neutral recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. W W Grainger earned a daily sentiment score of 0.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about W W Grainger.

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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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.15%), Hexavest Inc. (0.08%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), Birch Capital Management LLC (0.03%), Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%) and DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%). Company insiders that own W W Grainger stock include Brian P Anderson, Donald G Macpherson, Eric R Tapia, John L Howard and Paige K Robbins. View institutional ownership trends for W W Grainger.

GWW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC, Chesley Taft & Associates LLC, and Arden Trust Co. Company insiders that have sold W W Grainger company stock in the last year include Eric R Tapia, John L Howard, and Paige K Robbins. View insider buying and selling activity for W W Grainger.

GWW stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Polianta Ltd, Robecosam AG, Birch Capital Management LLC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, and American National Bank. View insider buying and selling activity for W W Grainger.

Shares of GWW 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.

One share of GWW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $308.99.

W W Grainger has a market capitalization of $16.52 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 25,300 workers across the globe.

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

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]