Graco Inc (NYSE: GGG)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.01 in comparison to its previous close of 78.98, however, the company has experienced a -0.32% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-23 that Although the revenue and EPS for Graco (GGG) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Is It Worth Investing in Graco Inc (NYSE: GGG) Right Now?
Graco Inc (NYSE: GGG) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 28.01x compared to its average ratio. GGG has 36-month beta value of 1.09. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for GGG is 166.47M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.25% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GGG on April 24, 2025 was 923.71K shares.
GGG’s Market Performance
The stock of Graco Inc (GGG) has seen a -0.32% decrease in the past week, with a -5.83% drop in the past month, and a -7.83% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.80%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.31% for GGG. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.08% for GGG’s stock, with a -6.10% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GGG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GGG stocks, with Exane BNP Paribas repeating the rating for GGG by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for GGG in the upcoming period, according to Exane BNP Paribas is $105 based on the research report published on December 19, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Exane BNP Paribas, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GGG reach a price target of $73. The rating they have provided for GGG stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on October 05th, 2023.
GGG Trading at -4.95% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GGG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.96% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.31%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.80%, as shares sank -6.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.08% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GGG fell by -0.32%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +0.22% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $79.83. In addition, Graco Inc saw -6.31% 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 GGG starting from O’Shea Peter J, who proposed sale 32,597 shares at the price of $84.21 back on Jan 30 ’25. After this action, O’Shea Peter J now owns shares of Graco Inc, valued at $2,744,846 using the latest closing price.
O’Shea Peter J, the President, WW LED, Pres SCA of Graco Inc, sale 15,000 shares at $91.06 during a trade that took place back on Dec 03 ’24, which means that O’Shea Peter J is holding 14,516 shares at $1,365,954 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GGG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.53 for the gross margin
The net margin for Graco Inc stands at 0.23. The total capital return value is set at 0.22. Equity return is now at value 20.22, with 16.59 for asset returns.
Based on Graco Inc (GGG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.02 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 14.8. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.02. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 207.76.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 570.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.78. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.95. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.77for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.71. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.69.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Graco Inc (GGG) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed 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.
