Graco (GGG)

• Market cap: $14.5B
• 1 day: -0.30%
• 5 days: 0.43%
• 1 month: 3.20%
• 3 months: -3.78%
• 6 months: 6.49%
• Year to date: 2.74%
• 1 year: -2.88%
• 5 years: 53.13%
• 10 years: 242.24%
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Pumps & Pumping Equipment

About: Graco 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: 4,000

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

10,735% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.82M | Put options by funds: $26K

34% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 59

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 648 [Q2] → 660 (+12) [Q3]

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 237 | Existing positions reduced: 221

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.1B [Q2] → $12.6B (+$472M) [Q3]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q2] → 4 (+0) [Q3]

5.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 90.39% [Q2] → 85.28% (-5.1%) [Q3]

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 41% 1-year accuracy 23 / 56 met price target

13% upside $97

Outperform Maintained

3 Jan 2025