W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) Receives $1,286.62 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) have earned an average rating of “Hold” from the ten research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $1,286.6250.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on GWW. Oppenheimer upped their target price on W.W. Grainger from $1,350.00 to $1,375.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded W.W. Grainger from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 9th. DA Davidson boosted their price target on W.W. Grainger from $1,250.00 to $1,260.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of W.W. Grainger from $1,166.00 to $1,185.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of W.W. Grainger from $1,300.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 24th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Miller Capital Partners Inc. bought a new position in shares of W.W. Grainger in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. MV Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of W.W. Grainger during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of W.W. Grainger during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Continuum Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of W.W. Grainger during the 2nd quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Elevation Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in W.W. Grainger by 420.0% in the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 26 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. 80.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

W.W. Grainger Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of GWW opened at $1,324.65 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. W.W. Grainger has a 12 month low of $906.52 and a 12 month high of $1,419.91. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $1,339.02 and its 200-day moving average is $1,240.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $62.39 billion, a PE ratio of 33.77, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.03.

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $12.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 analysts’ expectations of $4.96 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $9.97 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. W.W. Grainger has set its FY 2026 guidance at 45.500-47.250 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that W.W. Grainger will post 46.17 EPS for the current year.

W.W. Grainger Announces Dividend

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

About W.W. Grainger

W.W. Grainger, Inc (NYSE: GWW) is an industrial supply distributor founded in 1927 and headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. The company supplies maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services to businesses, institutions and government customers. Over its long history Grainger has developed a broad product assortment and a national distribution network that supports operations across a range of end markets, including manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, transportation and public sector organizations.

Grainger’s product portfolio spans core categories such as electrical and lighting, safety and personal protective equipment, material handling, motors and power transmission, plumbing and HVAC, fasteners and adhesives, hand and power tools, and janitorial and facility supplies.