W.W. Grainger
About: W.W. Grainger distributes maintenance, repair, and operations products that are sourced from over 5,000 suppliers. The company serves more than 4.5 million customers through its online and electronic purchasing platforms, vending machines, catalog distribution, and network of over 300 global branches.
Employees: 26,100
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
76% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.44B | Put options by funds: $819M
27% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 [Q2] → 14 (+3) [Q3]
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $32.2B [Q2] → $35.9B (+$3.64B) [Q3]
11% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 122 | Existing positions closed: 110
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,124 [Q2] → 1,136 (+12) [Q3]
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 408 | Existing positions reduced: 397
1.98% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.78% [Q2] → 70.8% (-1.98%) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
6 analyst ratings
UBS Amit Mehrotra 70% 1-year accuracy 7 / 10 met price target | 9%upside $1,280 | Neutral Assumed | 13 Nov 2024 |
RBC Capital Deane Dray 75% 1-year accuracy 47 / 63 met price target | 5%downside $1,125 | Sector Perform Maintained | 1 Nov 2024 |
Loop Capital Chris Dankert 91% 1-year accuracy 10 / 11 met price target | 7%downside $1,100 | Hold Maintained | 21 Oct 2024 |
Baird David Manthey 82% 1-year accuracy 28 / 34 met price target | 4%upside $1,230 | Outperform Upgraded | 16 Oct 2024 |
B of A Securities Sabrina Abrams 50% 1-year accuracy 1 / 2 met price target | 22%downside $925 | Underperform Initiated | 7 Oct 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 16 articles about GWW published over the past 30 days
