Brokers Issue Forecasts for Graco’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:GGG)

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Graco in a report issued on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $0.76 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.75. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Graco’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.15 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.82 EPS.

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

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on GGG. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Graco in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Weiss Ratings cut Graco from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 25th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $89.00 price target on Graco in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $94.00.

Graco Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE GGG opened at $82.55 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $83.28 and a 200-day moving average of $84.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.17, a PEG ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.08. Graco has a 12 month low of $72.06 and a 12 month high of $92.86.

Graco Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Monday, October 20th were issued a dividend of $0.275 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, October 20th. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Graco’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.54%.

Institutional Trading of Graco

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. PineStone Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Graco by 9.1% in the second quarter. PineStone Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,911,372 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $336,261,000 after buying an additional 326,877 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Graco by 3.2% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,458,857 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $208,908,000 after acquiring an additional 75,285 shares during the last quarter. Amundi boosted its holdings in shares of Graco by 12.6% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 2,023,761 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $179,083,000 after purchasing an additional 226,284 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Graco during the 2nd quarter valued at about $170,661,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Graco by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,828,962 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $152,737,000 after purchasing an additional 28,795 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.88% of the company’s stock.

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.