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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$966.65 -0.54 (-0.06%)
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W.W. Grainger - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Sell
2
Hold
7
Buy
4

Based on 13 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for W.W. Grainger in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 13 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 7 have given a hold rating, 3 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for GWW.

Consensus Price Target

$1,073.88
11.09% Upside
According to the 13 analysts' twelve-month price targets for W.W. Grainger, the average price target is $1,073.88. The highest price target for GWW is $1,280.00, while the lowest price target for GWW is $950.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 11.09% from the current price of $966.65.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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GWW Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
10/9/24 to 10/9/25
1 Month Ago
9/9/24 to 9/9/25
3 Months Ago
7/11/24 to 7/11/25
1 Year Ago
10/10/23 to 10/9/24
Strong Buy
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
3 Buy rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
Hold
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
Sell
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$1,073.88$1,069.13$1,116.25$1,005.20
Forecasted Upside11.09% Upside7.28% Upside5.34% Upside-2.37% Downside
Consensus RatingHoldHoldHoldHold

GWW Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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GWW Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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W.W. Grainger Stock vs. The Competition

TypeW.W. GraingerIndustrials CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.23
2.45
2.51
Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside11.12% Upside40.21% Upside170.76% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
10/8/2025Weiss Ratings
0 of 5 stars
 Reiterated RatingBuy (B)
10/8/2025Barclays
3 of 5 stars
 Initiated CoverageUnderweight$963.00+0.37%
9/4/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2 of 5 stars
Patrick Baumann
Patrick Baumann
Not Rated
Lower TargetNeutral$1,125.00 ➝ $1,035.00+1.69%
8/4/2025Loop Capital
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Lower TargetHold$1,000.00 ➝ $950.00+2.13%
8/4/2025Royal Bank Of Canada
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Lower TargetSector Perform$1,176.00 ➝ $1,007.00+7.93%
7/11/2025Morgan Stanley
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Lower TargetEqual Weight$1,215.00 ➝ $1,160.00+9.71%
4/3/2025Wolfe Research
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DowngradePeer PerformUnderperform$966.00-4.04%
3/10/2025William Blair
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UpgradeMarket PerformOutperform
11/13/2024UBS Group
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$1,000.00 ➝ $1,280.00+5.48%
10/29/2024Northcoast Research
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Initiated CoverageNeutral
10/17/2024Oppenheimer
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 DowngradeOutperformMarket Perform
10/16/2024Baird R W
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UpgradeHoldStrong-Buy
10/16/2024Robert W. Baird
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 UpgradeNeutralOutperform$975.00 ➝ $1,230.00+13.25%
10/7/2024Bank of America
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 Initiated CoverageUnderperform$925.00-10.48%
6/14/2024Erste Group Bank
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 Reiterated RatingBuyHold
4/29/2024Stephens
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 UpgradeEqual WeightOverweight$1,000.00 ➝ $1,250.00+34.52%
12/20/2023Jefferies Financial Group
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 DowngradeBuyHold$825.00-0.62%

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Should I Buy W.W. Grainger Stock? GWW Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these W.W. Grainger pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

W.W. Grainger
Bull Case

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Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in W.W. Grainger, Inc.:

  • The current stock price is around $947.58, which may present a buying opportunity for investors looking for value in the industrial sector.
  • W.W. Grainger, Inc. has shown a strong revenue growth of 5.6% year-over-year, indicating a solid demand for its products and services.
  • The company has a high return on equity of 49.63%, suggesting effective management and profitability relative to shareholder equity.
  • Analysts have a consensus rating of "Hold" with a target price of approximately $1,069.13, indicating potential for price appreciation.
  • Institutional ownership stands at 80.70%, reflecting confidence from large investors in the company's long-term prospects.

W.W. Grainger
Bear Case

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Investors should be bearish about investing in W.W. Grainger, Inc. for these reasons:

  • Recent earnings reports showed a miss on EPS estimates, which could raise concerns about the company's short-term performance.
  • Several brokerages have lowered their target prices for the stock, indicating a potential lack of confidence in its near-term growth.
  • The stock has a relatively high P/E ratio of 24.04, which may suggest that it is overvalued compared to its earnings.
  • With a beta of 1.18, the stock is more volatile than the market, which could pose risks for conservative investors.
  • Recent insider selling, with corporate insiders owning only 6.10% of the stock, may signal a lack of confidence from those closest to the company.

GWW Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 13 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for W.W. Grainger is $1,073.88, with a high forecast of $1,280.00 and a low forecast of $950.00.

13 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for W.W. Grainger in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings, 3 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" GWW shares. 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.

According to analysts, W.W. Grainger's stock has a predicted upside of 11.09% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, W.W. Grainger's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.

W.W. Grainger has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Loop Capital, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank Of Canada, and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days.

Analysts like W.W. Grainger less than other "industrials" companies. The consensus rating score for W.W. Grainger is 2.23 while the average consensus rating score for "industrials" companies is 2.45. Learn more on how GWW compares to other companies.


This page (NYSE:GWW) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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