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W.W. Grainger

1,035.80 USD
-9.52
0.91%
At close Feb 7, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
1,035.80
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
-0.91%
5 days
-0.76%
1 month
-2.54%
3 months
-12.88%
6 months
8.90%
Year to date
-0.57%
1 year
9.61%
5 years
245.61%
10 years
334.06%
 

About: W.W. Grainger distributes maintenance, repair, and operations products that are sourced from over 5,000 suppliers. The company serves more than 4.5 million customers through its online and electronic purchasing platforms, vending machines, catalog distribution, and network of over 300 global branches.

Employees: 26,100

0
Funds holding %
of 6,831 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts

Fund manager confidence

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

76% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.44B | Put options by funds: $819M

72% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 124 | Existing positions closed: 72

18% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 [Q2] → 13 (+2) [Q3]

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.3B [Q2] → $37.1B (+$3.78B) [Q3]

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,125 [Q2] → 1,162 (+37) [Q3]

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 417 | Existing positions reduced: 408

2.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.26% [Q2] → 73.23% (-2.03%) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

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

Low target
$1,100
6%
upside
Avg. target
$1,177
14%
upside
High target
$1,280
24%
upside

4 analyst ratings

positive
0%
neutral
100%
negative
0%
JP Morgan
Patrick Baumann
0 / 0 met price target
6%upside
$1,100
Neutral
Maintained
3 Feb 2025
RBC Capital
Deane Dray
45% 1-year accuracy
25 / 55 met price target
7%upside
$1,112
Sector Perform
Maintained
3 Feb 2025
Morgan Stanley
Chris Snyder
53% 1-year accuracy
9 / 17 met price target
17%upside
$1,215
Equal-Weight
Maintained
19 Nov 2024
UBS
Amit Mehrotra
18% 1-year accuracy
2 / 11 met price target
24%upside
$1,280
Neutral
Assumed
13 Nov 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 14 articles about GWW published over the past 30 days

Positive
The Motley Fool
6 days ago
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 31, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Kyle Bland - VP, IR Donald Macpherson - Chairman & CEO Deidra Merriwether - CFO & SVP Conference Call Participants Tommy Moll - Stephens Ryan Merkel - William Blair Sabrina Abrams - Bank of America Merrill Lynch David Manthey - Baird Jacob Levenson - Melius Research Christopher Snyder - Morgan Stanley Christopher Glynn - Oppenheimer Ken Newman - KeyBanc Capital Markets Patrick Baumann - JPMorgan Chris Dankert - Loop Capital Markets Deane Dray - RBC Capital Markets Operator Greetings and welcome to the W.W. Grainger Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Grainger Earnings & Sales Miss Estimates in Q4, Increase Y/Y
GWW expects net sales between $17.6 billion and $18.1 billion for 2025.
Grainger Earnings & Sales Miss Estimates in Q4, Increase Y/Y
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
W.W. Grainger (GWW) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates
W.W. Grainger (GWW) came out with quarterly earnings of $9.71 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.75 per share. This compares to earnings of $8.33 per share a year ago.
W.W. Grainger (GWW) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
GRAINGER REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2024
Focused execution driving strategy forward and powering continued solid results; Issues 2025 guidance, including 4.0% - 6.5% daily, constant currency sales growth Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights Delivered sales of $4.2 billion, up 5.9%, or 4.7% on a daily, organic constant currency basis Achieved operating margin of 15.0%, up 110 basis points on a reported basis, or up 40 basis points on an adjusted basis Increased diluted EPS to $9.71, up 23.1% on a reported basis, or up 16.6% on an adjusted basis Full Year 2024 Highlights Grew sales to $17.2 billion, up 4.2%, or 4.7% on a daily, organic constant currency basis Realized reported operating margin of 15.4%, or 15.5% on an adjusted basis, down 20 basis points Increased diluted EPS by 6.8% to $38.71 on a reported basis, or by 6.2% to $38.96 on an adjusted basis Produced $2.1 billion in operating cash flow and returned $1.6 billion to Grainger shareholders through dividends and share repurchases CHICAGO , Jan. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW) today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024. Sales of $4.2 billion in the fourth quarter 2024 increased 5.9%, or 4.7% on a daily, organic constant currency basis versus the fourth quarter 2023.
GRAINGER REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2024
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
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5 Large-Cap Stocks Likely to Gain Post Earnings Release Tomorrow
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
GRAINGER DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
CHICAGO , Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) announced today that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $2.05 per share.
GRAINGER DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Can Grainger Q4 Earnings Beat on Solid Organic Growth Across Segments?
GWW's fourth-quarter 2024 results are likely to reflect gains from upbeat segmental performances and cost-reduction actions.
Can Grainger Q4 Earnings Beat on Solid Organic Growth Across Segments?
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
W.W. Grainger (GWW) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
W.W. Grainger (GWW) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
W.W. Grainger (GWW) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
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