After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry segment. The current market capitalization of Graco Inc is $14.53B. A total of 0.56 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 816.69K 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 dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Graco Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.04, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.21%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.52. 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.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. 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
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s 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
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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.
