At the time of writing, Graco Inc [GGG] stock is trading at $81.68, up 0.27%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The GGG shares have gain 0.36% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.62%, 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 $89 within the next 12 months. Graco Inc [NYSE: GGG] shares were valued at $81.68 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.96% based on the average GGG price forecast.
Analyzing the GGG fundamentals
According to Graco Inc [NYSE:GGG], the company’s sales were 2.19B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 4.65% 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 0.28%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.23%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.15, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.22. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.02.
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 80.94 points at the first support level, and at 80.20 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 82.19, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 82.69.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Graco Inc [NYSE:GGG] has a current ratio of 3.18. As well, the Quick Ratio is 2.27, while the Cash Ratio is 1.32. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.18, the price to book ratio is 5.19 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.91.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Merengo Claudio, Pres, Global Powder Division, that happened on Aug 22 ’25 when 9132.0 shares were sold. President, WW Powder Division, Merengo Claudio completed a deal on Aug 22 ’25 to buy 9132.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Etchart Eric sold 6000.0 shares on Aug 14 ’25.
