What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for Graco Q2 Earnings?

Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Graco in a research report issued on Monday, April 28th. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.81 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Graco’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Graco’s FY2026 earnings at $3.24 EPS.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. Graco had a return on equity of 19.38% and a net margin of 23.00%. The company had revenue of $528.28 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $526.98 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Separately, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Graco from $93.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $93.00.

Graco Stock Up 0.3 %

GGG opened at $81.70 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $13.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.92. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $82.03 and its 200-day moving average price is $84.59. Graco has a 52-week low of $72.06 and a 52-week high of $92.86.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Graco by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,141,579 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,444,864,000 after purchasing an additional 183,335 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Graco by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,229,385 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $356,053,000 after acquiring an additional 77,093 shares during the period. PineStone Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Graco by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. PineStone Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,904,681 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $244,836,000 after acquiring an additional 76,184 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Graco by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,390,940 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $199,667,000 after purchasing an additional 62,761 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Graco in the 4th quarter valued at $177,434,000. 93.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Graco Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 14th will be paid a $0.275 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 14th. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.35%. Graco’s payout ratio is currently 38.87%.

Graco Company Profile

Graco Inc designs, manufactures, and markets systems and equipment used to move, measure, control, dispense, and spray fluid and powder materials worldwide. The Contractor segment offers sprayers to apply paint to walls and other structures; two-component proportioning systems that are used to spray polyurethane foam and polyurea coatings; and viscous coatings to roofs, as well as markings on roads, parking lots, athletic fields, and floors.