Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $95.3333.

GHM has been the subject of several recent research reports. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Graham from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Wall Street Zen cut Graham from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. Weiss Ratings upgraded Graham from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Zacks Research downgraded Graham from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $111.00 price target on Graham in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in Graham by 62.8% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,063 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 410 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank grew its stake in shares of Graham by 396.2% during the third quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 1,052 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 840 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new stake in shares of Graham during the first quarter valued at about $69,000. Covestor Ltd increased its position in shares of Graham by 4,697.4% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,871 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $120,000 after acquiring an additional 1,832 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue boosted its holdings in Graham by 385.1% in the fourth quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 2,925 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $187,000 after purchasing an additional 2,322 shares during the last quarter. 69.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Graham

Here are the key news stories impacting Graham this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Graham’s recent quarterly results beat expectations, with earnings of $0.33 per share versus the $0.30 consensus and revenue of $67.08 million versus $59.95 million expected, showing the business is still growing year over year.
• Neutral Sentiment: Northland Securities and Noble Financial updated their 2027 earnings models, with Noble starting Q3 2027 EPS at $0.38 and Northland lowering several forecasts, but these changes are primarily forward-looking and do not change the company’s current operations.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded Graham from strong-buy to hold, which can weigh on investor sentiment by signaling less upside than before. Zacks.com
• Negative Sentiment: Northland Securities cut its FY2027 EPS estimate to $1.75 from $2.38 and also reduced its Q3 2027 outlook, suggesting analysts see slower earnings growth ahead.

Graham Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of GHM stock opened at $103.70 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Graham has a fifty-two week low of $45.00 and a fifty-two week high of $110.01. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $95.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $81.42. The stock has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 91.77 and a beta of 1.04.

Graham (NYSE:GHM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, June 8th. The industrial products company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.03. Graham had a net margin of 5.10% and a return on equity of 11.94%. The company had revenue of $67.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $59.95 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.40 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts anticipate that Graham will post 1.85 EPS for the current year.

Graham Company Profile

Graham Corporation (NYSE: GHM) is a U.S.-based industrial engineering company that designs, manufactures and services vacuum and heat transfer equipment. Its core offerings include liquid ring vacuum pumps, surface condensers, heat exchangers and custom-engineered vacuum systems. These products play a critical role in energy-intensive industries, where reliable removal of non-condensable gases and efficient heat exchange are vital to process performance.

The company’s technologies find application across a range of end markets, including power generation, petrochemical, oil and gas, LNG, and semiconductor manufacturing.