FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Graco Issued By Zacks Research

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Graco in a research note issued to investors on Friday, September 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $2.94 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $2.93. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Graco’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.89 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Graco from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Graco in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Graco currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $94.50.

Graco Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE GGG opened at $85.01 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $14.09 billion, a PE ratio of 30.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.03. Graco has a 52-week low of $72.06 and a 52-week high of $92.86. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $84.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.08.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $571.81 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $590.57 million. Graco had a net margin of 22.26% and a return on equity of 19.05%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.77 earnings per share.

Graco Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.275 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, October 20th. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Graco’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.01%.

Institutional Trading of Graco

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. NewSquare Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Graco by 320.7% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 345 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. eCIO Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Graco during the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Graco during the 1st quarter worth approximately $41,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in shares of Graco by 41.5% during the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 481 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Graco by 982.6% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 498 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 452 shares in the last quarter. 93.88% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.