Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Sells 14,940 Shares of W.W. Grainger, Inc. $GWW

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP trimmed its stake in W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) by 3.6% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 405,079 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 14,940 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in W.W. Grainger were worth $386,006,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GWW. FSA Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in W.W. Grainger during the third quarter worth approximately $477,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of W.W. Grainger by 4.9% in the third quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 10,289 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $9,805,000 after buying an additional 480 shares during the last quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of W.W. Grainger by 14.5% during the 3rd quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 139,248 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $132,698,000 after buying an additional 17,634 shares during the period. Regents Gate Capital LLP boosted its holdings in shares of W.W. Grainger by 70.3% during the 3rd quarter. Regents Gate Capital LLP now owns 12,370 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $11,788,000 after buying an additional 5,105 shares during the period. Finally, Holderness Investments Co. grew its stake in W.W. Grainger by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Holderness Investments Co. now owns 251 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $239,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. 80.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other W.W. Grainger news, VP Krantz Nancy L. Berardinelli sold 195 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,023.93, for a total value of $199,666.35. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 3,174 shares in the company, valued at $3,249,953.82. This represents a 5.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 6.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on GWW. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of W.W. Grainger from $1,100.00 to $1,190.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on W.W. Grainger from $1,250.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings raised W.W. Grainger from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on W.W. Grainger from $1,100.00 to $1,165.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of W.W. Grainger from $963.00 to $975.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $1,071.38.

W.W. Grainger Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of W.W. Grainger stock opened at $1,145.08 on Friday. W.W. Grainger, Inc. has a 52-week low of $893.99 and a 52-week high of $1,218.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.24 billion, a PE ratio of 32.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.83 and a quick ratio of 1.59. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $1,092.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1,016.91.

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $9.45 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.46 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $4.43 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.39 billion. W.W. Grainger had a net margin of 9.51% and a return on equity of 47.46%. The business’s revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $9.71 EPS. W.W. Grainger has set its FY 2026 guidance at 42.250-44.750 EPS. On average, analysts expect that W.W. Grainger, Inc. will post 40.3 EPS for the current year.

W.W. Grainger Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, March 1st. Investors of record on Monday, February 9th were paid a $2.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. This represents a $9.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. W.W. Grainger’s payout ratio is currently 25.54%.

W.W. Grainger Profile

W.W. Grainger, Inc (NYSE: GWW) is an industrial supply distributor founded in 1927 and headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. The company supplies maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services to businesses, institutions and government customers. Over its long history Grainger has developed a broad product assortment and a national distribution network that supports operations across a range of end markets, including manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, transportation and public sector organizations.

Grainger’s product portfolio spans core categories such as electrical and lighting, safety and personal protective equipment, material handling, motors and power transmission, plumbing and HVAC, fasteners and adhesives, hand and power tools, and janitorial and facility supplies.