Graco (GGG)

• Market cap: $14.6B
• 1 day: -1.38%
• 5 days: -0.34%
• 1 month: -0.13%
• 3 months: -3.96%
• 6 months: 5.14%
• Year to date: 3.04%
• 1 year: -2.95%
• 5 years: 52.73%
• 10 years: 241.20%
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Pumps & Pumping Equipment

About: Graco Inc manufactures equipment used for managing fluids, coatings, and adhesives, specializing in difficult-to-handle materials. Graco's business is organized into three segments: industrial, process, and contractor. The Minnesota-based firm serves a wide range of end markets, including industrial, automotive, and construction, and its broad array of products include pumps, valves, meters, sprayers, and equipment used to apply coatings, sealants, and adhesives. The firm generated roughly $2.1 billion in sales in 2024.

Employees: 4,300

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

360% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.74M | Put options by funds: $379K

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 56

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q3] → 5 (+1) [Q4]

2.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.28% [Q3] → 87.85% (+2.56%) [Q4]

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 239 | Existing positions reduced: 223

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 661 [Q3] → 657 (-4) [Q4]

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.6B [Q3] → $12.5B (-$101M) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $97 13% upside
• Avg. target: $97 13% upside
• High target: $97 13% upside

1 analyst rating

• positive: 1 100%
• neutral: 0 0%
• negative: 0 0%

RBC Capital Deane Dray 47% 1-year accuracy 27 / 57 met price target

13% upside $97

Outperform Maintained

3 Jan 2025