What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Graco FY2025 Earnings?

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Graco in a report issued on Thursday, December 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $3.06 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $3.10. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $2.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Graco’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.25 EPS.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.76 by ($0.05). Graco had a net margin of 22.87% and a return on equity of 21.24%. The business had revenue of $519.21 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $538.19 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of Graco from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Graco from $96.00 to $93.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. BNP Paribas raised 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, DA Davidson restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $79.00 target price on shares of Graco in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.40.

Graco Stock Performance

Graco stock opened at $84.75 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $14.31 billion, a PE ratio of 29.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 0.83. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $87.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $83.86. Graco has a one year low of $77.49 and a one year high of $94.77.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Graco

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Graco by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,458,988 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $652,736,000 after acquiring an additional 443,141 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Graco by 4.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,152,292 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $362,808,000 after purchasing an additional 188,579 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Graco by 244.4% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,990,742 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $174,210,000 after purchasing an additional 1,412,704 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of Graco by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,732,600 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $137,361,000 after purchasing an additional 91,794 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in Graco by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,111,152 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $97,237,000 after buying an additional 43,923 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.88% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Graco

In related news, insider Peter J. O’shea sold 18,075 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.76, for a total value of $1,604,337.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 14,516 shares in the company, valued at $1,288,440.16. The trade was a 55.46 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Caroline M. Chambers sold 8,280 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.57, for a total transaction of $749,919.60. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 57,612 shares in the company, valued at $5,217,918.84. This trade represents a 12.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 31,098 shares of company stock worth $2,776,150. Insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Graco Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 20th will be given a dividend of $0.275 per share. This is an increase from Graco’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.30%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. Graco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.87%.

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.