Zacks Research Comments on Graco’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:GGG)

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Graco in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $0.76 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.75. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Graco’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.15 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.82 EPS.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $543.36 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $563.07 million. Graco had a return on equity of 18.89% and a net margin of 22.72%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.71 EPS.

GGG has been the subject of several other research reports. Robert W. Baird set a $89.00 target price on shares of Graco in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Graco from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 25th. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Graco in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Graco currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $94.00.

Graco Trading Up 0.3%

GGG stock opened at $82.00 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.99, a PEG ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.08. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $83.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $84.52. Graco has a twelve month low of $72.06 and a twelve month high of $92.86.

Institutional Trading of Graco

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Graco by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC now owns 41,431 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,562,000 after buying an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in shares of Graco by 7.7% in the third quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $149,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. ICW Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Graco by 4.6% in the third quarter. ICW Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,849 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $242,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in shares of Graco by 7.8% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,874 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $159,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its position in Graco by 42.6% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 465 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. 93.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Graco Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 20th were given a dividend of $0.275 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, October 20th. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Graco’s payout ratio is presently 37.54%.

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.