National Pension Service Cuts Position in W.W. Grainger, Inc. $GWW

National Pension Service trimmed its holdings in shares of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 63,850 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 1,667 shares during the period. National Pension Service’s holdings in W.W. Grainger were worth $86,862,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Miller Capital Partners Inc. bought a new position in W.W. Grainger during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in W.W. Grainger in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of W.W. Grainger in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Continuum Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of W.W. Grainger in the second quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Elevation Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of W.W. Grainger by 420.0% during the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 26 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. 80.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of W.W. Grainger from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Stephens lowered shares of W.W. Grainger from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $1,355.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of W.W. Grainger from $1,250.00 to $1,260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of W.W. Grainger from $1,460.00 to $1,428.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of W.W. Grainger from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $1,286.62.

W.W. Grainger Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:GWW opened at $1,282.57 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $60.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.70, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.81 and a quick ratio of 1.70. W.W. Grainger, Inc. has a 1 year low of $906.52 and a 1 year high of $1,419.91. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $1,333.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,245.38.

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $12.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $11.30 by $0.71. W.W. Grainger had a return on equity of 48.73% and a net margin of 9.92%.The business had revenue of $5.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.96 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $9.97 EPS. W.W. Grainger’s revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. W.W. Grainger has set its FY 2026 guidance at 45.500-47.250 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that W.W. Grainger, Inc. will post 46.24 earnings per share for the current year.

W.W. Grainger Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 10th were issued a $2.49 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 10th. This represents a $9.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. W.W. Grainger’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.40%.

W.W. Grainger Profile

W.W. Grainger, Inc is a distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products and related services. The company serves businesses, government agencies and other organizations that need supplies to maintain facilities, equipment and operations. Its product categories include tools, safety equipment, material handling products, cleaning and maintenance supplies, electrical and lighting products, plumbing supplies, HVAC equipment and fasteners.

Founded in 1927 by William W. Grainger, the company has grown from a regional electrical-equipment distributor into a global MRO provider.