W.W. Grainger Inc [NYSE: GWW] traded at a low on Friday, posting a -0.58 loss after which it closed the day’ session at $1071.88.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 127611 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of W.W. Grainger Inc stands at 0.28% while the volatility over the past one month is 1.26%.
The market cap for GWW stock reached $51.49 billion, with 48.07 million shares outstanding and 45.11 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 279.78K shares, GWW reached a trading volume of 127611 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about W.W. Grainger Inc [GWW]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for GWW shares is $1106.64 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on GWW stock is a recommendation set at 3.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Wolfe Research have made an estimate for W.W. Grainger Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Underperform, with their previous recommendation back on April 03, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on March 10, 2025, representing the official price target for W.W. Grainger Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $1000 to $1280, while UBS kept a Neutral rating on GWW stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for W.W. Grainger Inc is set at 20.16, with the Price to Sales ratio for GWW stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.99. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 14.81, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 13.86. Price to Free Cash Flow for GWW in the course of the last twelve months was 33.24 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.60.
How has GWW stock performed recently?
W.W. Grainger Inc [GWW] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -2.70. With this latest performance, GWW shares gained by 5.17% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -8.55% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 12.03% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for GWW stock in for the last two-week period is set at 57.74, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 54.61, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 57.48 for W.W. Grainger Inc [GWW]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 1,013.14, while it was recorded at 1,084.67 for the last single week of trading, and 1,052.60 for the last 200 days.
W.W. Grainger Inc [GWW]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
W.W. Grainger Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.60 and a Current Ratio set at 2.74.
Earnings analysis for W.W. Grainger Inc [GWW]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for GWW. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for W.W. Grainger Inc go to 8.08%.
Insider trade positions for W.W. Grainger Inc [GWW]
There are presently around $73.92%, or 78.75%% of GWW stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of GWW stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 5.26 million shares, which is approximately 10.7313%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 4.09 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$3.69 billion in GWW stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.76 billion in GWW stock with ownership which is approximately 3.9833%.
