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Graco Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry. The current market capitalization of Graco Inc is $13.75B. A total of 0.97 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 710.82K shares.
In the most recent transaction, GILLIGAN J KEVIN sold 18,000 shares of GGG for 83.68 per share on Jul 30 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 30 ’24, GILLIGAN J KEVIN bought 18,000 shares at 83.51 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, O’Shea Peter J disposed of 0 shares on May 06 ’24 at a per-share price of $82.94. This resulted in the President, WW LED, Pres SCA holding 14,155 shares of GGG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, JOHNSON DALE D sold 63,510 shares at $93.70 per share on Mar 15 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Comm Development Officer now total 159,615.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Graco Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.02, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.25%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.78. GGG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 10/21/2024 when it declared a $0.2550 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/6/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/7/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 7/22/2024. The GGG stock dividend was $0.2550 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, GGG has a high of $94.77 and a low of $73.03.
As of this writing, GGG has an earnings estimate of $0.77 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 9.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.8 per share and a lower estimate of $0.71. The company reported an EPS of $0.8 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. GGG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $624.30M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $226.11M in debt and $506.79M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $14.88, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.71B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for GGG is Buy with a score of 3.56.
