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Stocks Info
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 $14.22B. A total of 0.87 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 811.21K shares.
In the most recent transaction, O’Shea Peter J bought 32,597 shares of GGG for 84.21 per share on Jan 30 ’25. In a previous transaction on Dec 03 ’24, O’Shea Peter J sold 15,000 shares at 91.06 per share. GGG shares that President, WW LED, Pres SCA owns now total 14,516.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Chambers Caroline M disposed of 8,280 shares on Dec 03 ’24 at a per-share price of $90.57. This resulted in the President, EMEA holding 57,612 shares of GGG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, O’Shea Peter J bought 15,000 shares at $91.00 per share on Dec 03 ’24.
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 $1.04, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.23%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.88. GGG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.23% when it declared a $0.2750 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/20/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/21/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.2%. 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 $77.49.
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 3.70.
