Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for GGG in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Gekko Brief
AI summaryGraco's CEO Mark Sheahan appeared on "Power Lunch" this week to discuss the company's data center buildout and AI infrastructure play, alongside the company's 100th anniversary. Separately, Bank of America Corp DE disclosed a new position in Graco of approximately $57.95 million, while other filings showed reduced stakes from Andra AP fonden and Corient Private Wealth LP.
Graco shares closed at $78.25, up 0.5%, sitting below both the 50-day average of $79.07 and the 200-day average of $81.95, with the 50-day below the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 56.5, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, down 6.5 points over the past five sessions. Price sits 3.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $80.97.
The next earnings report is scheduled for 28 October, 29 days out, after market close, falling outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. In the last 30 days there has been 1 unusual options signal, with put premium of $267,500 and no call premium recorded. Analyst coverage from 6 firms shows 1 buy and 5 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $91.29, implying 16.7% consensus upside. Seasonality over the past 5 years shows the next 20 trading days averaging +0.1%, rising in 2 of those years.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Graco price vs fair value
Close $78.25200-day averageGekko Fair Value $80.97
Graco quick facts
- Market cap
- $12.67B
- P/E ratio
- 24.5
- Forward P/E
- 22.1
- EPS, TTM
- $3.18
- Revenue, TTM
- $2.27B
- Profit margin
- 23.5%
- Dividend yield
- 1.50%
- Beta
- 0.91
- Volume
- 1.37M avg 2.50M
- 1-year return
- −6.9%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.1%
- 50-day average
- $79.07
- 200-day average
- $81.95
- Next earnings
- Oct 28 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 162.0M
Graco swing-trade checklist
Graco scores 1 supportive, 3 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
1 supportive3 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $78.25 is below the 50-day ($79.07) and 200-day ($81.95) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
56.5, Neutral
Reading 56.5 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
3.4% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (3.4% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyheadwind
Leans bearish
Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 29 days
Next report Oct 28, 2026, 29 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+0.1% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.1% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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Graco stock chart and price history
Graco closed at $78.25 on Sep 28, 2026, −6.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $72.51 to $95.69.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −1.7%
- 3 months
- +3.3%
- 6 months
- −6.6%
- 1 year
- −6.9%
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About Graco
Graco designs, builds, and distributes equipment used to handle, measure, control, and apply fluids and powders in industrial and commercial settings. Its products range from foam and coating proportioners to pumps, valves, and spraying equipment used across manufacturing, construction, and vehicle service industries. The company is particularly recognized for its dispensing and fluid-handling systems used in demanding industrial applications.
The business operates through three segments. Its Industrial segment covers proportioning and dispensing systems for coatings, sealants, adhesives, and composites, along with liquid finishing and powder coating equipment sold under the Gema and SAT brands. The Process segment produces pumps and valves for moving chemicals, water, petroleum, food, and lubricants, along with equipment used in oil and gas operations and lubrication systems for industrial and vehicle equipment. Its Contractor segment supplies sprayers used for painting, roof coatings, and line marking on roads, parking areas, and floors, serving customers such as vehicle service centers, fleet operators, dealerships, and equipment builders.
Graco was established in 1926 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker GGG.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Industrial machinery
- Website
- graco.com
Graco GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Graco’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 56.5, in the Neutral zone, down 6.5 points over five sessions.
56.5Neutral
Down 6.5 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 50 | +0.9% | +0.8% | ||
| Accumulation | 225 | 0.0% | +0.4% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 384 | −0.2% | −0.5% | ||
| Distribution | 12 | +0.9% | −3.9% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average GGG share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Graco stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Graco trades 3.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $80.97, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Graco shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$80.97
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
3.4% below fair value · About fair value
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Graco insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Graco, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in GGG were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Graco has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 26, 2026
- $319.4M
- As a share of market cap
- 2.52%
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
1signal, 0% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bearish flow on Sep 4, $268K in unusual premium.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold GGG.
0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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Graco earnings: next date and track record
Graco reports on Oct 28, 2026, after the close (29 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 28, 2026
Expected after the close, 29 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.82
- Revenue estimate
- $587.2M
2 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.1%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 22, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Graco reported record fiscal Q2 sales of $591 million and record earnings, with growth across all three segments and margin expansion driven by price realization, manufacturing performance, tariff refunds, and disciplined cost management. Organic sales were roughly flat, with acquisitions and currency contributing to reported growth. Backlog increased materially (up $57 million or 28% YTD) and recent 6-week orders rose, supporting management's confidence in a stronger second half. Management announced a change to provide quarterly consolidated sales guidance going forward (while maintaining the full-year revenue outlook). The company completed a major acquisition (VELCRO Meltan) to expand its packaging dispense capabilities and sees cross-selling and margin opportunities. Cash flow remained strong (approximately $298 million YTD), and capital allocation will remain balanced: invest organically, pursue strategic M&A, and opportunistically repurchase shares while maintaining dividends.
- Guidance
- Management announced they will provide consolidated quarterly sales guidance going forward and indicated they have not changed their full-year revenue outlook for the year. No specific numeric quarterly or annual guidance figures were provided in the transcript.
- Risks flagged
- Timing risk on project revenue (e.g., finishing systems/powder coatings) that can cause quarter-to-quarter volatility; lumpy demand in semiconductor/end markets despite near-term strength; competition and pricing dynamics in newly acquired VELCRO Meltan’s markets; reliance on tariff refund benefit (not recurring) that boosted margins; general macroeconomic uncertainty and possible installation/timing delays that can push revenue between quarters.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | $0.91 est $0.81 | $590.6M est $608.1M | +6.3% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | $0.66 est $0.74 | $540.1M est $560.6M | −5.8% |
| Jan 26, 2026 | $0.77 est $0.77 | $593.2M est $590.5M | +1.3% |
| Oct 22, 2025 | $0.73 est $0.74 | $543.4M est $562.1M | −2.6% |
| Jul 23, 2025 | $0.75 est $0.79 | $571.8M est $590.8M | −2.7% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | $0.70 est $0.67 | $528.3M est $524.7M | +1.9% |
| Jan 27, 2025 | $0.64 est $0.77 | $548.7M est $556.9M | −2.9% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | $0.71 est $0.76 | $519.2M est $536.3M | −1.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Graco stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Graco is $91.29, +16.7% from the last close, from 6 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$91.29consensus 12-month target, +16.7% from the last close
Now $78.25Avg $91.29
Low $94High $96
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 6 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27 | D.A. Davidson | — | — |
| Jul 24 | Robert W. Baird | $94 | +20.1% |
| Jul 24 | William Blair | — | — |
| Jul 23 | RBC Capital | $96 | +22.7% |
| Jul 23 | D.A. Davidson | — | — |
−0.5%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+0.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.5%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Graco seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, Graco averaged +0.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −0.3% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −1.3% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +0.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.1% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.5% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, GGG’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.1%.
Graco market cap and key statistics
Graco’s market cap is $12.67B, with a P/E ratio of 24.5 and revenue of $2.27B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $12.67B
- P/E ratio
- 24.5
- Forward P/E
- 22.1
- EPS, TTM
- $3.18
- Gekko Fair Value
- $80.97
Trading
- Volume
- 1.37M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 2.50M
- 52-week high
- $95.69
- 52-week low
- $72.51
- Shares outstanding
- 162.0M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $2.27B
- Profit margin
- 23.5%
- Return on equity
- 21.2%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +14.5%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.91
- Typical daily move
- ±1.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.1%
- Dividend yield
- 1.50%
Graco stock news this week
Coverage of Graco this week reads neutral: 0 positive, 3 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Graco CEO on data center buildout, AI infrastructure playCNBC Television, Sep 28
- Andra AP fonden Sells 27,700 Shares of Graco Inc. $GGGMarketBeat, Sep 24
- Corient Private Wealth LP Sells 88,340 Shares of Graco Inc. $GGGMarketBeat, Sep 23
- Bank of America Corp DE Invests $57.95 Million in Graco Inc. $GGGMarketBeat, Sep 21
Graco peers
Graco’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| LRCXLam Research | Neutral | 7.7% above |
| AMATApplied Materials | Neutral | 11.5% below |
| PHParker-Hannifin | Neutral | 5.9% above |
| TTTrane Technologies | Neutral | 13.7% above |
| JCIJohnson Controls International | Neutral | 11.4% above |
| CARRCarrier Global | Accumulation | 4.9% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Graco stock FAQ
What is Graco’s market cap?
Graco’s market cap is $12.67B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $78.25, with 162.0M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 24.5.
What is the Graco stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Graco is $91.29, +16.7% from the last close. Of the 6 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Graco stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Graco is about fair value: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $78.25 is 3.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $80.97. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Graco report earnings next?
Graco is expected to report on Oct 28, 2026, after the market closes (29 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.82 per share on revenue of $587.2M. Graco beat the earnings estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.1% on average across the report.
What is Graco’s 52-week high and low?
Graco’s 52-week high is $95.69 and its 52-week low is $72.51; it closed at $78.25 on Sep 28, 2026, −6.9% over the past year.
Is Graco stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 1 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (earnings risk), 3 as mixed (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and smart money). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in Graco?
Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Graco over the last 30 days, with $0 of flagged premium in calls and $268K in puts. The latest, bearish flow, was on Sep 4, 2026 with $268K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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