HBK Sorce Advisory LLC bought a new position in W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,547 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,988,000.
Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mattern Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of W.W. Grainger by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Mattern Capital Management LLC now owns 12,234 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $12,345,000 after buying an additional 563 shares in the last quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of W.W. Grainger in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,048,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in shares of W.W. Grainger by 1,353.1% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 31,242 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $42,502,000 after buying an additional 29,092 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of W.W. Grainger by 72.3% in the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 2,353 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,374,000 after buying an additional 987 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Evergreen Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in W.W. Grainger by 526.9% during the fourth quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 1,655 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,670,000 after acquiring an additional 1,391 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.70% of the company’s stock.
W.W. Grainger Stock Performance
GWW opened at $1,322.34 on Monday. W.W. Grainger, Inc. has a 1-year low of $906.52 and a 1-year high of $1,419.91. The stock has a market cap of $62.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.04. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,345.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,222.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.81 and a quick ratio of 1.70.
W.W. Grainger Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 10th will be given a $2.49 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 10th. This represents a $9.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. W.W. Grainger’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.40%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
GWW has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wolfe Research upgraded W.W. Grainger from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of W.W. Grainger from $1,166.00 to $1,185.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on shares of W.W. Grainger from $1,052.00 to $1,125.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Stephens downgraded shares of W.W. Grainger from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $1,355.00 price target for the company. in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of W.W. Grainger from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, W.W. Grainger has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $1,274.12.
W.W. Grainger Profile
W.W. Grainger, Inc (NYSE: GWW) is an industrial supply distributor founded in 1927 and headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. The company supplies maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services to businesses, institutions and government customers. Over its long history Grainger has developed a broad product assortment and a national distribution network that supports operations across a range of end markets, including manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, transportation and public sector organizations.
Grainger’s product portfolio spans core categories such as electrical and lighting, safety and personal protective equipment, material handling, motors and power transmission, plumbing and HVAC, fasteners and adhesives, hand and power tools, and janitorial and facility supplies.
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