W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) Stock Has Average Price Target of $1,285.00

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the ten brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have issued a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $1,285.00.

GWW has been the subject of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised W.W. Grainger from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on W.W. Grainger from $1,460.00 to $1,428.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on W.W. Grainger from $1,350.00 to $1,375.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of W.W. Grainger from $1,185.00 to $1,172.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on W.W. Grainger from $1,300.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 24th.

W.W. Grainger Price Performance

Shares of GWW opened at $1,285.62 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $60.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.78, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.01. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $1,298.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1,263.49. W.W. Grainger has a twelve month low of $906.52 and a twelve month high of $1,419.91. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $12.01 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $11.30 by $0.71. The firm had revenue of $5.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.96 billion. W.W. Grainger had a net margin of 9.92% and a return on equity of 48.73%. The company’s revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $9.97 earnings per share. W.W. Grainger has set its FY 2026 guidance at 45.500-47.250 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that W.W. Grainger will post 46.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

W.W. Grainger Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Monday, August 10th were issued a dividend of $2.49 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 10th. This represents a $9.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. W.W. Grainger’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.40%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On W.W. Grainger

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wedbush Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of W.W. Grainger by 0.4% in the second quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 2,358 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,208,000 after purchasing an additional 9 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in W.W. Grainger by 4.7% during the second quarter. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 202 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $274,000 after buying an additional 9 shares in the last quarter. Dearborn Partners LLC lifted its position in W.W. Grainger by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Dearborn Partners LLC now owns 305 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $308,000 after buying an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in W.W. Grainger by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC now owns 404 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $408,000 after buying an additional 10 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in W.W. Grainger by 34.5% during the first quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 39 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 10 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.70% of the company’s stock.

About W.W. Grainger

W.W. Grainger, Inc is a distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products and related services. The company serves businesses, government organizations and other institutions that need supplies to maintain facilities, equipment and operations.

Its product offerings include tools, safety equipment, cleaning and maintenance supplies, material-handling products, electrical and plumbing components, lighting, heating and cooling equipment, and other industrial and facility-management products.