Graham Corporation $GHM Stock: Sterling Capital Management LLC Lowers Position

Sterling Capital Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) by 95.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 374 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 8,040 shares during the quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Graham were worth $32,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Westport Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Graham in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $171,000. Corient Private Wealth LP lifted its holdings in shares of Graham by 9.5% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 2,863 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $354,000 after buying an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Graham during the 2nd quarter valued at about $52,000. Wasatch Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Graham by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 85,103 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $10,535,000 after buying an additional 659 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Silvant Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Graham in the second quarter worth approximately $101,000. 69.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Graham Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:GHM opened at $71.98 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $80.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $91.07. Graham Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $52.57 and a fifty-two week high of $125.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $845.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 69.22 and a beta of 1.16.

Graham (NYSE:GHM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.18. Graham had a net margin of 4.53% and a return on equity of 11.09%. The business had revenue of $69.76 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $71.07 million. Research analysts expect that Graham Corporation will post 1.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Graham from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on Graham from $130.00 to $115.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen raised Graham from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on shares of Graham in a report on Friday, October 2nd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $120.00 price objective for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $123.33.

Trending Headlines about Graham

Here are the key news stories impacting Graham this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Fiscal Q2 2027 earnings were $0.52 per share, ahead of the $0.43 Zacks consensus estimate and up from $0.31 a year earlier. Net sales rose 6% year over year to $69.8 million. Graham Q2 earnings beat estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Sales fell short of analyst expectations of about $71.1 million, tempering the earnings beat and potentially limiting the positive market reaction. Graham misses sales expectations

About Graham

Graham Corporation (NYSE: GHM) is a U.S.-based designer and manufacturer of engineered equipment and systems for the defense, space, and commercial markets. The company develops thermal-management, fluid-handling, vacuum, and power-generation technologies used in demanding industrial and government applications.

Graham supplies equipment for naval vessels, including surface ships and submarines, as well as systems supporting aerospace and space programs. Its products and capabilities include condensers, heat exchangers, vacuum equipment, steam and gas ejectors, cryogenic systems, and integrated propulsion and power solutions.