Stocks of W.W. Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) traded higher last session on Wall Street, up 1.76% to $1002.69.
GWW stock price is now 0.87% away from the 50-day moving average and -3.53% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $48.30B.
With the price target maintained at $966, Wolfe Research recently Downgraded its rating from Peer Perform to Underperform for W.W. Grainger Inc (NYSE: GWW). , while ‘UBS’ rates the stock as ‘Neutral’
In other news, Merriwether Deidra C, Sr. VP & CFO sold 1,164 shares of the company’s stock on Apr 02 ’25. The stock was sold for $1,160,644 at an average price of $997.12. Upon completion of the transaction, the Sr. VP & CFO now directly owns 10,235 shares in the company, valued at $10.26 million. An SEC document containing details of the transaction can be found on the SEC’s website. On Apr 02 ’25, Officer DEIDRA C MERRIWETHER bought 1,164 shares of the business’s stock. A total of $1,157,086 was incurred on buying the stock at an average price of $994.06. A total of 6.10% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.
During the past 12 months, W.W. Grainger Inc has had a low of $874.98 and a high of $1227.66. As of last week, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 2.49, and a quick ratio of 1.49. According to the stock market information, the enterprise value for the company is $50838409216, which is based on a 25.76 price-to-earnings ratio, a 3.16 price-to-earnings-growth ratio, and a beta of 1.21. The fifty day moving average price for GWW is $993.9968 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $1039.3768 for the stock.
The latest earnings results from W.W. Grainger Inc (NYSE: GWW) was released for 2024-12-31. The net profit margin was 11.12% and return on equity was 58.98% for GWW. The company reported revenue of $4.23 billion for the quarter, compared to $4.0 billion a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue rose 5.9 percent.
