Graco Inc. (GGG) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $74.16: Thin upside margin: 7.9%; Concentration risk — Geographic: Americas sales (60.0%).
Graco is a global manufacturer of fluid handling equipment — pumps, meters, valves, and spray equipment — used in industrial, construction, automotive, and process markets. It earns revenue through proprietary equipment sales and aftermarket parts in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia... Read more
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $74.16: Thin upside margin: 7.9%; Concentration risk — Geographic: Americas sales (60.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.1/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/10 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 44d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — Graco Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Graco Inc. (GGG) Misses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- NEWS Graco (NYSE:GGG) Misses Q1 CY2026 Revenue Estimates, Stock Drops - StockStory — StockStory negative
- NEWS Graco (NYSE:GGG) Misses Q1 CY2026 Revenue Estimates, Stock Drops - FinancialContent — FinancialContent negative
- NEWS Graco (NYSE:GGG) Issues Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.08 EPS - MarketBeat — MarketBeat negative
- NEWS Graco shares slide after quarterly misses, underlying weakness (GGG:NYSE) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha negative
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicAmericas sales60%10-K Item 1A: 'sales in the Americas represented approximately 60 percent of our Company's total sales'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-02Item 5.02MEDIUMGraco announced the retirement of CFO Mark W. Lowe and the appointment of Anuj Gupta as Senior Vice President and CFO, effective March 2, 2026.SEC filing →
- 2026-02-13Item 5.02LOWGraco director Jack W. Carter submitted his resignation from the Board of Directors, effective February 13, 2026.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $74.16: Thin upside margin: 7.9%; Concentration risk — Geographic: Americas sales (60.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $71.58. Score 5.1/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $80.04 (+7.9% upside). Prior stop was $71.58. Stop-loss: $71.58.
Concentration risk — Geographic: Americas sales (60.0%); Thin upside margin: 7.9%; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Graco Inc. trades at a P/E of 24.3 (forward 22.0). TrendMatrix value score: 5.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
16 analysts cover GGG with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $92.
What does Graco Inc. do?Graco is a global manufacturer of fluid handling equipment — pumps, meters, valves, and spray equipment — used in...
Graco is a global manufacturer of fluid handling equipment — pumps, meters, valves, and spray equipment — used in industrial, construction, automotive, and process markets. It earns revenue through proprietary equipment sales and aftermarket parts in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific regions.