The stock price of W.W. Grainger Inc (NYSE: GWW) has plunged by -6.91 when compared to previous closing price of 1126.07, but the company has seen a -6.53% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-31 that W.W. Grainger (GWW) came out with quarterly earnings of $9.71 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.75 per share. This compares to earnings of $8.33 per share a year ago.
Is It Worth Investing in W.W. Grainger Inc (NYSE: GWW) Right Now?
W.W. Grainger Inc (NYSE: GWW) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 28.24x compared to its average ratio. GWW has 36-month beta value of 1.17. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for GWW is 45.70M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.30% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GWW on January 31, 2025 was 254.44K shares.
GWW’s Market Performance
GWW’s stock has seen a -6.53% decrease for the week, with a -0.94% drop in the past month and a -4.56% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.70%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.86% for W.W. Grainger Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.07% for GWW stock, with a simple moving average of 2.65% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GWW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GWW stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for GWW by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for GWW in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $1280 based on the research report published on November 13, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
GWW Trading at -6.91% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GWW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.61% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.70%, as shares sank -1.28% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.69% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GWW fell by -7.22%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1,092.34. In addition, W.W. Grainger Inc saw -0.55% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GWW starting from Thomson Laurie R, who sale 125 shares at the price of $1206.03 back on Nov 13 ’24. After this action, Thomson Laurie R now owns 675 shares of W.W. Grainger Inc, valued at $150,754 using the latest closing price.
LAURIE R THOMSON DECLARATION O, the Officer of W.W. Grainger Inc, proposed sale 125 shares at $1206.03 during a trade that took place back on Nov 13 ’24, which means that LAURIE R THOMSON DECLARATION O is holding shares at $150,754 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GWW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for W.W. Grainger Inc stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.4. Equity return is now at value 55.48, with 21.20 for asset returns.
Based on W.W. Grainger Inc (GWW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.23 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.79. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.3. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 34.25.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.64 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.58. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.69for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.94. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.59.
Conclusion
To put it simply, W.W. Grainger Inc (GWW) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
