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The price of Graco Inc (NYSE: GGG) closed at $87.52 in the last session, up 2.54% from day before closing price of $85.35. In other words, the price has increased by $2.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded. GGG stock price reached its highest trading level at $87.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $85.35.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at GGG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.90. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.52 and its Current Ratio is at 3.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.01.
On October 05, 2023, Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $73.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 13 ’25 when Thompson David J sold 3,588 shares for $86.23 per share. The transaction valued at 309,393 led to the insider holds 27,520 shares of the business.
Thompson David J bought 3,588 shares of GGG for $309,393 on May 13 ’25. On Jan 30 ’25, another insider, O’Shea Peter J, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 32,597 shares for $84.21 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GGG now has a Market Capitalization of 14501538816 and an Enterprise Value of 14018002944. As of this moment, Graco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.03, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.46. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.466 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.751.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GGG is 1.03, which has changed by 0.07584512 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GGG has reached a high of $92.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $72.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.14%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, GGG traded on average about 739.98K shares per day over the past 3-months and 727790 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 165.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 164.05M. Insiders hold about 0.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.17% stake in the company. Shares short for GGG as of 1753920000 were 3203908 with a Short Ratio of 4.33, compared to 1751241600 on 3055851. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3203908 and a Short% of Float of 2.55.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for GGG is 1.08, which was 1.08 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012653779The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.14. The current Payout Ratio is 36.89% for GGG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-21. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-12-28 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Graco Inc (GGG) is currently drawing attention from 11.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.76, with high estimates of $0.78 and low estimates of $0.69.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.2 and $2.88 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.96. EPS for the following year is $3.2, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $3.51 and $3.13.
Revenue Estimates
According to 11 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $563.07M. It ranges from a high estimate of $577M to a low estimate of $548.64M. As of the current estimate, Graco Inc’s year-ago sales were $519.21MFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $584.76M. There is a high estimate of $599.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $565.72M.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GGG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.27B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.21B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.25B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.11BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.34B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.39B and the low estimate is $2.28B.
