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

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Graco in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $3.06 per share for the year, down from their previous 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $79.00 price target on shares of Graco in a research report on Friday, September 27th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of Graco from $96.00 to $93.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Graco from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $105.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Graco from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 25th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $92.40.

Graco Stock Performance

Shares of GGG stock opened at $84.71 on Monday. Graco has a 1 year low of $77.49 and a 1 year high of $94.77. The business’s fifty day moving average is $87.18 and its 200-day moving average is $83.73. The stock has a market cap of $14.30 billion, a PE ratio of 29.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 0.83.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last released its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $519.21 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $538.19 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.76 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 3.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Graco

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GGG. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Graco by 244.4% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,990,742 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $174,210,000 after buying an additional 1,412,704 shares in the last quarter. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas bought a new stake in Graco in the third quarter worth approximately $2,668,000. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in shares of Graco by 37.2% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 119,708 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $10,413,000 after purchasing an additional 32,475 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Graco by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 47,435 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,151,000 after purchasing an additional 401 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Graco by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 12,794 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,165,000 after purchasing an additional 865 shares during the last quarter. 93.88% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Graco

In related news, insider David J. Thompson sold 3,216 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.31, for a total transaction of $284,004.96. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 27,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,406,094.26. The trade was a 10.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Caroline M. Chambers sold 8,280 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the insider now owns 57,612 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,217,918.84. The trade was a 12.57 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 31,098 shares of company stock worth $2,776,150. 2.63% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Graco Increases Dividend

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