What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for Graco Q4 Earnings?

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Graco in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 27th. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.75 by ($0.02). Graco had a return on equity of 18.89% and a net margin of 22.72%.The firm had revenue of $543.36 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $563.07 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.71 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on GGG. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Graco in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Graco from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $89.00 target price on shares of Graco in a research note on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Graco currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $94.00.

Graco Stock Performance

NYSE GGG opened at $81.48 on Tuesday. Graco has a twelve month low of $72.06 and a twelve month high of $92.86. The stock has a market cap of $13.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.81, a PEG ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 1.07. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $84.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $84.31.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Graco

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Graco by 320.7% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 345 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. eCIO Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Graco in the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. CX Institutional lifted its stake in shares of Graco by 316.7% in the 3rd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 475 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Graco in the 1st quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Graco by 41.5% in the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 481 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.88% of the company’s stock.

Graco Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Monday, October 20th will be paid a $0.275 dividend. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, October 20th. Graco’s payout ratio is presently 37.54%.

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.