Q1 EPS Estimates for Graham Lowered by Northland Securities

Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) – Equities research analysts at Northland Securities reduced their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Graham in a research report issued on Tuesday, June 9th. Northland Securities analyst B. Brooks now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Graham’s current full-year earnings is $2.05 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Graham’s Q2 2027 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q3 2028 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q4 2028 earnings at $0.67 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $2.24 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on GHM. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on shares of Graham from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Graham from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Graham in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $95.33.

Graham Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GHM opened at $99.91 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $1.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 88.42 and a beta of 1.04. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $94.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.43. Graham has a 52-week low of $44.05 and a 52-week high of $110.01.

Graham (NYSE:GHM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, June 8th. The industrial products company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $67.08 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $59.95 million. Graham had a net margin of 5.10% and a return on equity of 12.24%. Graham’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.40 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Graham

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its holdings in shares of Graham by 6,323.0% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 706,530 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $4,538,000 after buying an additional 695,530 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Graham by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 602,448 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,074,000 after purchasing an additional 12,974 shares during the period. Royce & Associates LP boosted its stake in shares of Graham by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 472,207 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $30,330,000 after purchasing an additional 12,509 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Graham by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 316,203 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $15,655,000 after purchasing an additional 18,084 shares during the period. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Graham by 8.8% during the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 298,020 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $19,142,000 after purchasing an additional 24,005 shares during the period. 69.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Graham

Here are the key news stories impacting Graham this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Graham’s latest quarterly results showed $0.33 EPS versus $0.30 expected and $67.08 million in revenue versus $59.95 million expected, with revenue up 13% year over year. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The company highlighted record orders and a record $532.6 million backlog, which supports future revenue visibility and helped fuel a bullish view on backlog-led growth into fiscal 2027. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Management also pointed to capacity upgrades and the FlackTek integration, signaling continued investment in growth and operating scale. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several post-earnings articles framed the quarter as strong operationally, but also questioned whether investors should now focus more on profitability and margin trends than on top-line growth alone. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: One note flagged technological advances in bladeless mixers as a possible competitive risk, but this appears more like a longer-term watch item than an immediate catalyst. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the earnings beat, some coverage described the stock as falling after the report, suggesting investors may be reacting to softer margins, valuation, or profit-taking after a strong run. Article Title

About Graham

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.