Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for Graco Q1 Earnings

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Graco in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.70 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.69. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $2.89 per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Graco from $93.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Graco from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $105.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of Graco from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $91.50.

Graco Stock Down 3.2 %

Shares of NYSE GGG opened at $83.22 on Monday. Graco has a 12 month low of $77.49 and a 12 month high of $94.77. The company has a market cap of $14.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.84. The business’s 50 day moving average is $86.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.66.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last released its earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by ($0.13). Graco had a return on equity of 21.24% and a net margin of 22.87%.

Graco Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.275 per share. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.32%. This is an increase from Graco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. Graco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.87%.

Insider Activity

In other Graco news, EVP Kathryn L. Schoenrock sold 1,527 shares of Graco stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.30, for a total transaction of $137,888.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,374 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $575,572.20. This trade represents a 19.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider David J. Thompson sold 3,216 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.31, for a total transaction of $284,004.96. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 27,246 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,406,094.26. The trade was a 10.56 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 31,098 shares of company stock worth $2,776,150. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Graco

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stiles Financial Services Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Graco by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. Stiles Financial Services Inc now owns 18,479 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,557,000 after acquiring an additional 1,287 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC increased its holdings in Graco by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 6,178 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $521,000 after purchasing an additional 480 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Graco by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,279 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,035,000 after purchasing an additional 878 shares during the last quarter. Vest Financial LLC boosted its stake in Graco by 62.5% in the fourth quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 28,756 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,424,000 after purchasing an additional 11,060 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harvey Investment Co. LLC grew its holdings in shares of Graco by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Harvey Investment Co. LLC now owns 37,580 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,168,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200 shares during the last quarter. 93.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.