W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 39.000-41.500 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 42.140. The company issued revenue guidance of $17.6 billion-$18.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $18.2 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on GWW shares. Northcoast Research initiated coverage on shares of W.W. Grainger in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. Oppenheimer cut W.W. Grainger from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Bank of America assumed coverage on W.W. Grainger in a report on Monday, October 7th. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $925.00 price objective for the company. Robert W. Baird upgraded W.W. Grainger from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the company from $975.00 to $1,230.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on W.W. Grainger from $990.00 to $1,215.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $1,140.56.

W.W. Grainger Trading Down 5.5 %

Shares of W.W. Grainger stock opened at $1,064.43 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $1,118.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1,064.73. W.W. Grainger has a fifty-two week low of $874.98 and a fifty-two week high of $1,227.66. The firm has a market cap of $51.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 2.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The industrial products company reported $9.71 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.75 by ($0.04). W.W. Grainger had a net margin of 10.80% and a return on equity of 51.78%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $8.33 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that W.W. Grainger will post 38.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

W.W. Grainger Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 1st. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th will be issued a dividend of $2.05 per share. This represents a $8.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 10th. W.W. Grainger’s payout ratio is 22.23%.

Insider Buying and Selling at W.W. Grainger

In other W.W. Grainger news, VP Laurie R. Thomson sold 125 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,206.03, for a total value of $150,753.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 675 shares in the company, valued at $814,070.25. This trade represents a 15.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Paige K. Robbins sold 9,577 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,117.84, for a total transaction of $10,705,553.68. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 4,379 shares in the company, valued at $4,895,021.36. This represents a 68.62 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 9.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About W.W. Grainger

W.W. Grainger, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, distributes maintenance, repair, and operating products and services primarily in North America, Japan, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, High-Touch Solutions N.A. and Endless Assortment. The company provides safety, security, material handling and storage equipment, pumps and plumbing equipment, cleaning and maintenance, and metalworking and hand tools.