Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic Outlook of Graco Q2 Earnings

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Graco in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.84. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Graco’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of Graco from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 25th. 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 report on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Graco from $93.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $91.50.

Graco Trading Up 0.8 %

Graco stock opened at $84.88 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $85.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $84.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.33 billion, a PE ratio of 30.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.84. Graco has a 1-year low of $77.49 and a 1-year high of $94.77.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Graco

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Graco in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in shares of Graco in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. National Pension Service bought a new stake in Graco during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Graco during the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in Graco by 187.8% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 495 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 323 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.88% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Kathryn L. Schoenrock sold 1,527 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.30, for a total value of $137,888.10. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 6,374 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $575,572.20. This represents a 19.33 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Caroline M. Chambers sold 8,280 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 57,612 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,217,918.84. This trade represents a 12.57 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 27,882 shares of company stock valued at $2,492,145 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Graco Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 20th were paid a $0.275 dividend. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.30%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 17th. This is a boost from Graco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. Graco’s payout ratio is currently 39.01%.

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.