Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Forecast for Graco Earnings

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Graco in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now expects 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.

GGG has been the topic of several other research reports. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of Graco from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 25th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Graco from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $105.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of Graco from $93.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Graco presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $91.50.

Graco Stock Performance

Graco stock opened at $84.26 on Friday. Graco has a 52 week low of $77.49 and a 52 week high of $94.77. The firm has a market cap of $14.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.88, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.84. The business’s fifty day moving average is $85.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.68.

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

Graco Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 20th were paid a $0.275 dividend. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 17th. This is a positive change from Graco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. Graco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.01%.

Insider Transactions at Graco

In related news, insider Caroline M. Chambers sold 8,280 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.57, for a total value of $749,919.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 57,612 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,217,918.84. This represents a 12.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Peter J. O’shea sold 18,075 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider now owns 14,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,288,440.16. This trade represents a 55.46 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 27,882 shares of company stock worth $2,492,145 in the last quarter. 2.63% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Graco

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. raised its stake in Graco by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 4,860 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $410,000 after buying an additional 119 shares during the period. Albert D Mason Inc. increased its stake in Graco by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Albert D Mason Inc. now owns 27,923 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,354,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its holdings in Graco by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 4,222 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $369,000 after buying an additional 128 shares during the period. Optas LLC lifted its stake in Graco by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Optas LLC now owns 3,360 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $283,000 after buying an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its holdings in shares of Graco by 39.1% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 484 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 136 shares during the period. 93.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.