FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Graco Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Graco in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 28th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.98 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.97. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Graco’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last released its earnings results 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). The company had revenue of $543.36 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $563.07 million. Graco had a net margin of 22.72% and a return on equity of 18.89%. Graco’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.71 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings downgraded Graco from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 25th. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Graco in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $89.00 price target on Graco in a report on Friday, October 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $94.00.

Graco Stock Performance

NYSE GGG opened at $81.77 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.56 billion, a PE ratio of 27.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.07. The business’s fifty day moving average is $83.91 and its 200 day moving average is $84.31. Graco has a fifty-two week low of $72.06 and a fifty-two week high of $92.86.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Graco

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Graco in the third quarter worth about $29,000. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Graco by 320.7% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 345 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. eCIO Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Graco in the first quarter worth about $32,000. CX Institutional increased its holdings in shares of Graco by 316.7% in the third quarter. CX Institutional now owns 475 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Graco in the first quarter worth about $41,000. 93.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Graco Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, October 20th will be issued a $0.275 dividend. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, October 20th. Graco’s payout ratio is 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.