W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) – What Are Investment Firms Saying About This Stock?

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the thirteen analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have assigned a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $1,253.85.

GWW has been the subject of several research reports. Barclays decreased their price objective 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. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of W.W. Grainger in a report on Thursday, October 15th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of W.W. Grainger from $1,300.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 24th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of W.W. Grainger in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of W.W. Grainger from $1,250.00 to $1,260.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th.

W.W. Grainger Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:GWW opened at $1,357.84 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a current ratio of 2.81. The firm has a market cap of $63.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.01. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,300.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1,235.62. W.W. Grainger has a fifty-two week low of $906.52 and a fifty-two week high of $1,419.91.

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $12.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $11.30 by $0.71. The firm had revenue of $5.02 billion for 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $9.97 EPS. W.W. Grainger has set its FY 2026 guidance at 45.500-47.250 EPS. On average, analysts expect that W.W. Grainger will post 46.31 earnings per share for the current year.

W.W. Grainger Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 9th will be paid a $2.49 dividend. This represents a $9.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 9th. W.W. Grainger’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.40%.

Institutional Trading of W.W. Grainger

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of GWW. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of W.W. Grainger in the second quarter worth $6,303,024,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of W.W. Grainger by 4.5% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 527,969 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $575,914,000 after acquiring an additional 22,731 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of W.W. Grainger by 2.4% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 409,142 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $446,210,000 after acquiring an additional 9,743 shares during the last quarter. Amundi grew its stake in W.W. Grainger by 24.1% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 363,308 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $494,244,000 after acquiring an additional 70,451 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in W.W. Grainger by 147,683.3% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 300,000 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $373,728,000 after acquiring an additional 299,797 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.70% of the company’s stock.

W.W. Grainger Company Profile

W.W. Grainger, Inc is a distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) supplies for businesses, government agencies and other organizations. Its product offerings include safety equipment, tools, fasteners, electrical and plumbing supplies, material-handling equipment, cleaning and janitorial products, HVAC supplies, and facility-maintenance products.

The company also provides services designed to help customers manage procurement and workplace operations, including product selection support, inventory-management programs, digital purchasing tools, and technical assistance.