Graham (NYSE:GHM) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to Hold Rating

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Graham (NYSE:GHM) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Saturday.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Graham to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Graham from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Northland Securities upped their target price on Graham from $111.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Graham from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Graham currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $132.50.

Graham Trading Up 6.6%

NYSE GHM opened at $111.89 on Friday. Graham has a 52 week low of $46.58 and a 52 week high of $125.82. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $107.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $93.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.31 billion, a PE ratio of 107.59 and a beta of 1.04.

Graham (NYSE:GHM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $71.34 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $65.60 million. Graham had a return on equity of 12.32% and a net margin of 4.53%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.45 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Graham will post 1.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Graham

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI purchased a new position in shares of Graham during the second quarter worth about $1,456,000. Focused Alpha LLC acquired a new position in Graham in the 2nd quarter valued at about $312,000. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Graham during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $110,235,000. Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new stake in Graham during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,338,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Graham in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,163,000. 69.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Graham

Here are the key news stories impacting Graham this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Earnings and revenue exceeded expectations. Graham reported quarterly EPS of $0.49, above the $0.27 consensus estimate, while revenue reached $71.34 million versus expectations of $65.60 million. Revenue increased 28.6% year over year. Graham Q1 earnings and revenues surpass estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Orders and backlog support future growth. First-quarter orders totaled $95.9 million, producing a 1.3x book-to-bill ratio, and backlog reached a record $557.2 million. Management reaffirmed fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of $285 million to $295 million, broadly in line with the $289 million analyst consensus. Graham fiscal Q1 net sales and backlog update
• Positive Sentiment: Defense contract wins reinforce demand. Graham was awarded more than $43 million in contracts for mission-critical submarine and turbomachinery products, supporting its defense-focused growth outlook. Graham awarded more than $43 million in defense contracts
• Positive Sentiment: An investor letter cited Graham’s strong execution and improving sentiment toward small-cap stocks as factors supporting the company’s recent performance. Strong execution drove Graham higher
• Neutral Sentiment: News about a Russia sanctions bill sponsored by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham is unrelated to Graham Corporation (NYSE: GHM) and should not be interpreted as a company-specific catalyst. Russia sanctions bill advances in Senate
• Negative Sentiment: Despite strong sales, net income declined to $3.9 million from $4.6 million a year earlier, and diluted EPS fell to $0.33 from $0.42 in the prior-year period. The company also issued $50 million of stock during the quarter, creating potential dilution.

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.