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W.W. Grainger

1,022.09 USD
-0.08
0.01%
Updated Jul 18, 3:11 PM EDT
1 day
-0.01%
5 days
-3.82%
1 month
-1.97%
3 months
4.42%
6 months
-8.86%
Year to date
-1.88%
1 year
6.76%
5 years
209.04%
10 years
334.75%
 

About: Founded in 1927, W.W. Grainger originally distributed various motors via a mail-order catalogue. Over the course of the 20th century, the firm expanded into new industrial product categories and launched its first digital catalogue in 1995. Today, the company organizes itself into two segments focused on different customer bases. Its larger segment, high-touch solutions, offers a vast array of maintenance, repair, and operations, or MRO, supplies and bespoke inventory management services to larger businesses. Its smaller segment, endless assortment, operates two online platforms, Zoro and MonotaRO, that offer comprehensive catalogues of MRO supplies to smaller businesses. Grainger has operations throughout the world but primarily generates sales within the US.

Employees: 26,500

0
Funds holding %
of 7,321 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

299% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.7B | Put options by funds: $425M

0.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.23% [Q4 2024] → 70.92% (-0.31%) [Q1 2025]

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 121 | Existing positions closed: 134

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,245 [Q4 2024] → 1,210 (-35) [Q1 2025]

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.6B [Q4 2024] → $33.7B (-$2.84B) [Q1 2025]

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 [Q4 2024] → 19 (-2) [Q1 2025]

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 400 | Existing positions reduced: 462

Research analyst outlook

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

Low target
$1,125
10%
upside
Avg. target
$1,143
12%
upside
High target
$1,160
13%
upside

3 analyst ratings

positive
0%
neutral
100%
negative
0%
Morgan Stanley
Chris Snyder
13%upside
$1,160
Equal-Weight
Maintained
11 Jul 2025
JP Morgan
Patrick Baumann
10%upside
$1,125
Neutral
Maintained
27 May 2025
RBC Capital
Deane Dray
12%upside
$1,144
Sector Perform
Maintained
2 May 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
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Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
W.W. Grainger: Price Increases, Easing Chinese Tensions And Further Re-Rating Potential
W.W. Grainger is poised for strong growth, leveraging pricing power, scale, and investments in distribution and digital capabilities to outpace the U.S. MRO market. Recent and upcoming price increases, especially in response to tariffs, should boost sales and support margin expansion, with positive customer sentiment and minimal inventory destocking. The Endless Assortment segment is delivering double-digit growth, driven by B2B traction and retention, while reshoring trends support long-term demand for MRO products.
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Positive
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1 month ago
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1 month ago
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1 month ago
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GWW's strong volume growth and strategic moves in the High-Touch Solutions and Endless Assortment segments make it a smart stock to hold in your portfolio.
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CNBC International TV
2 months ago
'Fantastic pipeline of houses to come,' says Grainger CEO
Helen Gordon, CEO of Grainger, discusses the company's earnings results, the state of the housing market, and what's next for the firm.
'Fantastic pipeline of houses to come,' says Grainger CEO
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