Graham (NYSE:GHM) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Research

Graham (NYSE:GHM) was downgraded by equities researchers at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

GHM has been the subject of several other reports. Northland Securities set a $111.00 price target on Graham in a research report on Tuesday. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Graham from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Graham from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Graham currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.33.

Graham Stock Up 7.5%

Shares of GHM opened at $103.24 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 1.00. Graham has a one year low of $45.00 and a one year high of $110.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 91.36 and a beta of 1.04. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $95.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $81.08.

Graham (NYSE:GHM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, June 8th. The industrial products company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.03. Graham had a return on equity of 11.94% and a net margin of 5.10%.The firm had revenue of $67.08 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $59.95 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.40 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Graham will post 1.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Graham

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GHM. Rhumbline Advisers boosted 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 worth $731,000 after buying an additional 4,257 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in Graham during the second quarter worth $325,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new position in Graham during the second quarter worth $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 during the last quarter. Finally, Walleye Capital LLC acquired a new position in Graham during the second quarter worth $783,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.46% of the company’s stock.

More Graham News

Here are the key news stories impacting Graham this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Graham reported quarterly EPS of $0.33, beating consensus, and revenue of $67.08 million, also above estimates, while sales grew 13% year over year.
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary highlighted record revenue, a record backlog and defense strength, suggesting the company has good visibility into future demand.
• Neutral Sentiment: Noble Financial and Northland Securities published new forward estimates for Graham, indicating analysts are actively updating their views on the company’s earnings trajectory. Graham Corporation (GHM) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Northland lowered several EPS forecasts, including Q1 2027, Q2 2027, Q3 2027, Q4 2027 and FY2027, which may signal some caution around margin or earnings growth.

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.