Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.05 EPS

Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The industrial products company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by ($0.05), reports. The company had revenue of $159.27 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $168.49 million. Gorman-Rupp had a return on equity of 10.60% and a net margin of 5.52%.

Gorman-Rupp Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:GRC traded up $1.93 during trading on Friday, reaching $33.38. The company had a trading volume of 186,201 shares, compared to its average volume of 91,410. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $37.20 and its 200 day moving average is $34.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $875.22 million, a PE ratio of 24.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.92. Gorman-Rupp has a twelve month low of $23.62 and a twelve month high of $40.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 2.35.

Gorman-Rupp Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be paid a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 14th. Gorman-Rupp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 52.17%.

Institutional Trading of Gorman-Rupp

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. New York State Teachers Retirement System acquired a new stake in Gorman-Rupp during the first quarter valued at approximately $82,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in Gorman-Rupp by 42.4% during the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 62,433 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,469,000 after purchasing an additional 18,579 shares during the last quarter. Swisher Financial Concepts Inc. acquired a new stake in Gorman-Rupp during the first quarter valued at approximately $216,000. Toth Financial Advisory Corp acquired a new stake in Gorman-Rupp during the first quarter valued at approximately $624,000. Finally, Livelsberger Financial Advisory acquired a new stake in Gorman-Rupp during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $640,000. 59.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Gorman-Rupp

The Gorman-Rupp Company designs, manufactures, and sells pumps and pump systems in the United States and internationally. The company's products include self-priming centrifugal, standard centrifugal, magnetic drive centrifugal, axial and mixed flow, vertical turbine line shaft, submersible, high-pressure booster, rotary gear, diaphragm, bellows, and oscillating pumps.