FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Graco Issued By Zacks Research

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for Graco in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $3.05 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $3.06. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $2.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Graco’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on Graco from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Graco from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $105.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Graco from $93.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, DA Davidson reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $79.00 price objective on shares of Graco in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Graco presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $91.50.

Graco Trading Up 0.3 %

Graco stock opened at $85.95 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $86.63 and its 200-day moving average is $84.47. Graco has a 12 month low of $77.49 and a 12 month high of $94.77. The company has a market capitalization of $14.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.37, a PEG ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.84.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by ($0.05). Graco had a net margin of 22.87% and a return on equity of 21.24%. The company had revenue of $519.21 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $538.19 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 3.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Graco Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 20th will be paid a $0.275 dividend. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.28%. This is a boost from Graco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. Graco’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.87%.

Insider Activity at Graco

In other Graco news, EVP Kathryn L. Schoenrock sold 1,527 shares of Graco stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.30, for a total transaction of $137,888.10. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,374 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $575,572.20. The trade was a 19.33 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Peter J. O’shea sold 18,075 shares of Graco stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.76, for a total value of $1,604,337.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 14,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,288,440.16. This represents a 55.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 31,098 shares of company stock valued at $2,776,150 in the last 90 days. 2.63% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Graco

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in shares of Graco during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of Graco by 187.8% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 495 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 323 shares in the last quarter. Eastern Bank acquired a new position in shares of Graco during the 3rd quarter valued at $59,000. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new position in Graco during the third quarter worth $67,000. Finally, Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in Graco by 60.4% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 953 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 359 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.88% of the company’s stock.

Graco Company Profile

Graco Inc designs, manufactures, and markets systems and equipment used to move, measure, control, dispense, and spray fluid and powder materials worldwide. The Contractor segment offers sprayers to apply paint to walls and other structures; two-component proportioning systems that are used to spray polyurethane foam and polyurea coatings; and viscous coatings to roofs, as well as markings on roads, parking lots, athletic fields, and floors.