Graco (GGG) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Graco (NYSE:GGG) will likely be releasing its Q2 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, July 23rd. Analysts expect Graco to post earnings of $0.78 per share and revenue of $590.57 million for the quarter.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $528.28 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $526.98 million. Graco had a net margin of 22.70% and a return on equity of 19.42%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.65 EPS. On average, analysts expect Graco to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Graco Price Performance

NYSE GGG opened at $85.97 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.06. The company’s fifty day moving average is $85.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $83.96. Graco has a 52-week low of $72.06 and a 52-week high of $92.86.

Graco Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 21st will be given a dividend of $0.275 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 21st. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.28%. Graco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.87%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Graco in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Graco has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $93.00.

Insider Transactions at Graco

In other Graco news, insider David J. Thompson sold 3,588 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.23, for a total value of $309,393.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 27,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,373,049.60. The trade was a 11.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 2.19% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Graco

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Graco stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) by 15.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 330,409 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 44,573 shares during the quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. owned 0.20% of Graco worth $27,592,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 93.88% of the stock is currently 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.