Graham (NYSE:GHM) Trading Up 8.4% After Earnings Beat

Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) shares were up 8.4% during mid-day trading on Tuesday following a better than expected earnings announcement. The stock traded as high as $103.36 and last traded at $103.3670. Approximately 43,834 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 71% from the average daily volume of 153,431 shares. The stock had previously closed at $95.34.

The industrial products company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $67.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $59.95 million. Graham had a return on equity of 13.26% and a net margin of 6.28%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.40 EPS.

More Graham News

Here are the key news stories impacting Graham this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Graham reported fiscal Q4 EPS of $0.33, beating estimates, and revenue of $67.1 million, also ahead of consensus, supported by 13% year-over-year revenue growth. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted record backlog of $532.6 million, which supports visibility for future revenue and suggests growth could accelerate into fiscal 2027. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The company said capacity upgrades and the FlackTek integration should help drive a revenue and EBITDA step-up in fiscal 2027, reinforcing a longer-term growth narrative. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Graham also issued fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of $285 million to $295 million, which is above the consensus estimate cited in the report, signaling management confidence. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor sentiment may also be influenced by commentary that rapid technological advances in bladeless mixers could pressure Graham’s competitiveness in part of its product mix. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the earnings beat, some market coverage noted the shares were moving lower, suggesting traders may be focusing on lower year-over-year EPS versus last year and taking profits after a strong run. Article Title

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on GHM shares. Zacks Research raised shares of Graham from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Graham in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on Graham from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Northland Securities raised Graham from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $85.00.

Institutional Trading of Graham

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GHM. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in Graham by 40.6% during the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 14,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $731,000 after acquiring an additional 4,257 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of Graham during the second quarter valued at approximately $325,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new position in shares of Graham in the second quarter valued at $226,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Graham by 1,396.0% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 115,893 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,738,000 after buying an additional 108,146 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Walleye Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Graham during the 2nd quarter valued at about $783,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.46% of the company’s stock.

Graham Stock Up 7.4%

The stock has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.39 and a beta of 1.04. The company’s 50-day moving average is $93.98 and its 200-day moving average is $80.12.

Graham Company Profile

Graham Corporation (NYSE: GHM) is a U.S.-based industrial engineering company that designs, manufactures and services vacuum and heat transfer equipment. Its core offerings include liquid ring vacuum pumps, surface condensers, heat exchangers and custom-engineered vacuum systems. These products play a critical role in energy-intensive industries, where reliable removal of non-condensable gases and efficient heat exchange are vital to process performance.

The company’s technologies find application across a range of end markets, including power generation, petrochemical, oil and gas, LNG, and semiconductor manufacturing.