FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Graco Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their FY2025 EPS 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 per share of $3.03 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $3.10. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Graco’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.21 EPS.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last announced its 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%.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on GGG. BNP Paribas upgraded Graco from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $105.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, December 19th. 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 research report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Graco from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 25th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Graco currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $91.50.

Graco Stock Performance

GGG stock opened at $84.26 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $85.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $84.68. Graco has a one year low of $77.49 and a one year high of $94.77. The company has a market capitalization of $14.23 billion, a PE ratio of 29.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Graco

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GGG. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Graco in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in Graco during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. National Pension Service bought a new position in shares of Graco during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Graco during the fourth quarter worth $37,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in Graco by 187.8% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 495 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 323 shares during the period. 93.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Graco

In related news, insider Caroline M. Chambers sold 8,280 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.57, for a total transaction of $749,919.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 57,612 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,217,918.84. The trade was a 12.57 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing 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 on Thursday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.76, for a total transaction of $1,604,337.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 14,516 shares in the company, valued at $1,288,440.16. The trade was a 55.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 27,882 shares of company stock worth $2,492,145. 2.63% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Graco Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, January 20th were issued a $0.275 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 17th. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.31%. This is a positive change from Graco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. Graco’s payout ratio is presently 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.