Is Graco Inc (GGG) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

At the time of writing, Graco Inc [GGG] stock is trading at $83.98, up 0.66%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The GGG shares have lost -1.01% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.21%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Graco Inc [NYSE: GGG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 19, 2024, when Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $105 for it. Previously, Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on October 05, 2023, and set its price target to $73. Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $82 on February 02, 2023. Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $61 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 14, 2022. William Blair upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on December 02, 2021. In a note dated March 31, 2021, Morgan Stanley initiated an Equal-Weight rating and provided a target price of $75 on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of Graco Inc fluctuated between $72.06 and $92.86. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $91 within the next 12 months. Graco Inc [NYSE: GGG] shares were valued at $83.98 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.36% based on the average GGG price forecast.

Analyzing the GGG fundamentals

According to Graco Inc [NYSE:GGG], the company’s sales were 2.17B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 3.36% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.52% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.27%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.27%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.22%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.16, Equity is 0.19 and Total Capital is 0.22. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.02.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 83.17 points at the first support level, and at 82.36 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 84.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 85.37.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Graco Inc [NYSE:GGG] has a current ratio of 3.55. Also, the Quick Ratio is 2.52, while the Cash Ratio stands at 1.38. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.42, the price to book ratio is 5.56 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 29.78.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Thompson David J, Pres, Global Contractor Divis, that happened on May 13 ’25 when 3588.0 shares were sold. Officer, Thompson David J completed a deal on May 13 ’25 to buy 3588.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer O’Shea Peter J bought 32597.0 shares on Jan 30 ’25.

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