Analysts Set W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) Target Price at $1,271.75

Shares of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW – Get Free Report) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the ten analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have assigned a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $1,274.1250.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on GWW. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on W.W. Grainger from $1,460.00 to $1,428.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on W.W. Grainger from $1,250.00 to $1,260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Wolfe Research raised W.W. Grainger from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Weiss Ratings upgraded W.W. Grainger from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on W.W. Grainger from $1,052.00 to $1,125.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On W.W. Grainger

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in W.W. Grainger during the 2nd quarter valued at $6,303,024,000. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in W.W. Grainger by 1,462.1% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,071,854 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,081,554,000 after purchasing an additional 1,003,237 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of W.W. Grainger during the 4th quarter worth about $518,958,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of W.W. Grainger by 34,269.9% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 435,466 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $439,407,000 after purchasing an additional 434,199 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in shares of W.W. Grainger by 61.1% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,027,286 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,036,584,000 after purchasing an additional 389,589 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.70% of the company’s stock.

W.W. Grainger Price Performance

NYSE GWW opened at $1,322.34 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $1,345.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,221.07. The company 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. W.W. Grainger has a 1 year low of $906.52 and a 1 year high of $1,419.91.

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $12.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $11.30 by $0.71. The business had revenue of $5.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.96 billion. W.W. Grainger had a net margin of 9.92% and a return on equity of 48.73%. W.W. Grainger’s revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $9.97 EPS. W.W. Grainger has set its FY 2026 guidance at 45.500-47.250 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that W.W. Grainger will post 46.14 EPS for the current year.

W.W. Grainger Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $9.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 10th. W.W. Grainger’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.40%.

About W.W. Grainger

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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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