Three Seasons Wealth LLC Takes $548,000 Position in W.W. Grainger, Inc. $GWW

Three Seasons Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 502 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $548,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GWW. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. bought a new position in W.W. Grainger in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $109,000. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH increased its holdings in shares of W.W. Grainger by 16.0% in the 1st quarter. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH now owns 1,920 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,094,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of W.W. Grainger in the 1st quarter worth $215,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of W.W. Grainger by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 2,850 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,108,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sigma Planning Corp raised its stake in shares of W.W. Grainger by 7.0% in the first quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 291 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $318,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. 80.70% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

W.W. Grainger Price Performance

NYSE GWW opened at $1,369.66 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $1,305.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,174.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $64.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.84, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 1.60. W.W. Grainger, Inc. has a 1-year low of $906.52 and a 1-year high of $1,405.72.

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The industrial products company reported $11.65 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $10.21 by $1.44. W.W. Grainger had a return on equity of 47.87% and a net margin of 9.70%.The company had revenue of $4.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.58 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $9.86 earnings per share. W.W. Grainger’s revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. W.W. Grainger has set its FY 2026 guidance at 44.250-46.250 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that W.W. Grainger, Inc. will post 45.45 earnings per share for the current year.

W.W. Grainger Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 11th were given a $2.49 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 11th. This is a positive change from W.W. Grainger’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.26. This represents a $9.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. W.W. Grainger’s payout ratio is 26.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling at W.W. Grainger

In other W.W. Grainger news, VP Laurie R. Thomson sold 313 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,231.69, for a total transaction of $385,518.97. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 399 shares in the company, valued at $491,444.31. The trade was a 43.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Paige K. Robbins sold 1,457 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,232.29, for a total transaction of $1,795,446.53. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 2,232 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,750,471.28. The trade was a 39.50% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 2,624 shares of company stock worth $3,232,291 in the last three months. 6.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GWW has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays lowered their price target on W.W. Grainger from $1,171.00 to $1,166.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on W.W. Grainger from $1,052.00 to $1,125.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Weiss Ratings cut shares of W.W. Grainger from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Stephens downgraded shares of W.W. Grainger from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $1,355.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of W.W. Grainger from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $1,216.44.

W.W. Grainger Company 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.