Zacks Research Weighs in on Graco’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:GGG)

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Graco in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $0.66 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.67. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Graco’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.21 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.57 EPS.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by ($0.13). Graco had a return on equity of 19.38% and a net margin of 23.00%.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada increased 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. BNP Paribas raised shares of Graco from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $105.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of Graco from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $91.50.

Graco Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of Graco stock opened at $87.28 on Wednesday. Graco has a 12-month low of $77.49 and a 12-month high of $94.77. The company has a market cap of $14.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.95, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $84.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $84.89.

Graco Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Investors of record on Monday, April 14th will be paid a $0.275 dividend. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 14th. Graco’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.01%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Graco

In other Graco news, insider Caroline M. Chambers sold 8,280 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.57, for a total transaction of $749,919.60. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 57,612 shares in the company, valued at $5,217,918.84. This trade represents a 12.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kathryn L. Schoenrock sold 1,527 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.30, for a total transaction of $137,888.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 6,374 shares in the company, valued at $575,572.20. This represents a 19.33 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in GGG. Creative Planning grew its holdings in shares of Graco by 5.9% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 81,543 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,136,000 after purchasing an additional 4,514 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Graco by 165.1% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,829 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $160,000 after purchasing an additional 1,139 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in shares of Graco by 48.5% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,106 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $97,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the last quarter. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new position in shares of Graco in the third quarter worth approximately $67,000. Finally, Eastern Bank bought a new position in shares of Graco in the third quarter worth approximately $59,000. Institutional investors own 93.88% of the company’s stock.

About Graco

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.