W.W. Grainger
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
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
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
JP Morgan Patrick Baumann 0 / 0 met price target | 7%upside $1,100 | Neutral Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
RBC Capital Deane Dray 50% 1-year accuracy 28 / 56 met price target | 8%upside $1,112 | Sector Perform Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Chris Snyder 72% 1-year accuracy 13 / 18 met price target | 18%upside $1,215 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 19 Nov 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 14 articles about GWW published over the past 30 days









