DA Davidson Weighs in on Graco’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:GGG)

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Graco in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 28th. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.81 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Graco’s FY2026 earnings at $3.24 EPS.

Separately, Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Graco from $93.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $93.00.

Graco Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:GGG opened at $81.38 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.86, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.92. Graco has a 1 year low of $72.06 and a 1 year high of $92.86. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $82.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $84.63.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.02. Graco had a net margin of 23.00% and a return on equity of 19.38%. The company had revenue of $528.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $526.98 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.65 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Graco

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Graco in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Graco by 118.0% during the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 351 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service acquired a new stake in Graco during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Graco in the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group increased its stake in shares of Graco by 39.1% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 484 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 136 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.88% of the company’s stock.

Graco Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.275 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 14th. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.35%. Graco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.87%.

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.