Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $60.00.

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Graham from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Graham in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Graham from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 16th. Finally, Noble Financial lowered shares of Graham from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st.

Graham Price Performance

Graham stock opened at $57.22 on Thursday. Graham has a fifty-two week low of $24.78 and a fifty-two week high of $64.66. The company’s 50-day moving average is $57.93 and its 200-day moving average is $51.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $628.70 million, a PE ratio of 45.41 and a beta of 0.97.

Graham (NYSE:GHM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 7th. The industrial products company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by ($0.02). Graham had a return on equity of 12.83% and a net margin of 6.43%.The firm had revenue of $66.03 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $57.55 million. Graham has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Graham will post 1.07 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Graham

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. bought a new stake in Graham in the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new position in shares of Graham in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in shares of Graham by 62.8% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,063 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 410 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Graham by 130.5% during the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,178 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 667 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Comerica Bank increased its position in shares of Graham by 396.2% during the third quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 1,052 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 840 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.46% of the company’s stock.

About Graham

Graham Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures fluid, power, heat transfer, and vacuum equipment for chemical and petrochemical processing, defense, space, petroleum refining, cryogenic, energy, and other industries. It offers power plant systems, including ejectors and surface condensers; torpedo ejection, propulsion, and power systems, such as turbines, alternators, regulators, pumps, and blowers; and thermal management systems comprising pumps, blowers, and drive electronics for defense sector.