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The price of Graco Inc (NYSE: GGG) closed at $83.52 in the last session, down -0.11% from day before closing price of $83.61. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.05 million shares were traded. GGG stock price reached its highest trading level at $84.28 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $82.44.
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 20.96 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.58. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.69 and its Current Ratio is at 3.69. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
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 Jan 30 ’25 when O’Shea Peter J bought 32,597 shares for $84.21 per share.
O’Shea Peter J sold 15,000 shares of GGG for $1,365,954 on Dec 03 ’24. The President, WW LED, Pres SCA now owns 14,516 shares after completing the transaction at $91.06 per share. On Dec 03 ’24, another insider, Chambers Caroline M, who serves as the President, EMEA of the company, sold 8,280 shares for $90.57 each. As a result, the insider received 749,920 and left with 57,612 shares of the company.
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 14042718208 and an Enterprise Value of 13529453568. As of this moment, Graco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.62, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.75. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.402 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.692.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GGG is 0.91, which has changed by -0.11749786 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GGG has reached a high of $94.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $77.49. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.54%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, GGG traded on average about 798.61K shares per day over the past 3-months and 773050 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 169.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 167.83M. Insiders hold about 0.98% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.71% stake in the company. Shares short for GGG as of 1740700800 were 2175463 with a Short Ratio of 2.72, compared to 1738281600 on 1997183. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2175463 and a Short% of Float of 1.66.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for GGG is 1.04, which was 1.04 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012438703The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.15. The current Payout Ratio is 36.89% for GGG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-17 with an ex-dividend date of 1744588800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-12-28 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Graco Inc (GGG) is a result of the insights provided by 10.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.79, with high estimates of $0.82 and low estimates of $0.76.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.07 and $2.95 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.01. EPS for the following year is $3.24, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $3.35 and $3.2.
Revenue Estimates
According to 10 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $526.98M. It ranges from a high estimate of $540.8M to a low estimate of $519.5M. As of the current estimate, Graco Inc’s year-ago sales were $492.19MFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $580.49M. There is a high estimate of $597M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $563.5M.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GGG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.29B, 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 $2.36B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.42B and the low estimate is $2.3B.
