Among 9 analysts covering Graco Inc (NYSE:GGG), 1 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 8 Hold. Therefore 11% are positive. Graco Inc had 13 analyst reports since September 15, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock has “Underperform” rating by RBC Capital Markets on Wednesday, January 27. The firm earned “Sector Perform” rating on Wednesday, February 1 by RBC Capital Markets. The rating was initiated by Suntrust Robinson on Tuesday, November 3 with “Buy”. William Blair downgraded the shares of GGG in report on Thursday, July 21 to “Market Perform” rating. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets on Wednesday, April 12 with “Hold”. Wunderlich downgraded Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) on Wednesday, February 1 to “Hold” rating. Alembic initiated it with “Neutral” rating and $70 target in Tuesday, September 15 report. The stock has “Buy” rating by SunTrust on Tuesday, November 3. The rating was downgraded by SunTrust to “Neutral” on Thursday, April 14. The rating was initiated by Alembic on Thursday, September 17 with “Neutral”. See Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) latest ratings:
12/04/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Hold New Target: $89.00 Maintain
01/02/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Sector Perform Old Target: $81.00 New Target: $85.00 Maintain
01/02/2017 Broker: Wunderlich Old Rating: Buy New Rating: Hold Downgrade
The stock of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (NASDAQ:BGFV) is a huge mover today! About 173,614 shares traded. Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (NASDAQ:BGFV) has risen 9.39% since September 21, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 1.05% the S&P500.The move comes after 7 months negative chart setup for the $333.00 million company. It was reported on Apr, 28 by Barchart.com. We have $14.88 PT which if reached, will make NASDAQ:BGFV worth $13.32M less.
Graco Inc. designs, manufactures and markets systems and equipment used to move, measure, control, dispense and spray fluid and powder materials. The company has market cap of $6.53 billion. The Firm specializes in equipment for applications that involve materials with viscosities, materials with abrasive or corrosive properties, and multiple-component materials that require ratio control. It has a 105.09 P/E ratio. The Firm operates through three divisions: Industrial, Process and Contractor.
About 227,311 shares traded. Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) has risen 46.26% since September 21, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 35.83% the S&P500.
Since November 10, 2016, it had 0 insider buys, and 19 selling transactions for $14.46 million activity. Shares for $2.00 million were sold by LOWE DAVID M on Thursday, February 2. VAN SANT R WILLIAM had sold 8,600 shares worth $781,027. $800,000 worth of Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) shares were sold by GALLIVAN KAREN PARK. Another trade for 3,600 shares valued at $292,914 was made by CARROLL WILLIAM J on Wednesday, November 16. The insider MORFITT MARTHA A M sold 3,600 shares worth $331,793. The insider O’Shea Peter J sold $241,727. 17,156 shares were sold by JOHNSON DALE D, worth $1.42 million on Tuesday, January 3.
Investors sentiment decreased to 1.1 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.08, from 1.18 in 2016Q3. It turned negative, as 26 investors sold Graco Inc. shares while 90 reduced holdings. 38 funds opened positions while 90 raised stakes. 48.14 million shares or 2.34% more from 47.04 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Prudential reported 0.03% stake. Mondrian Investment Prns Limited invested in 0.05% or 18,848 shares. Nuveen Asset Mngmt Ltd Company owns 46,265 shares or 0.02% of their US portfolio. 408,562 were reported by Goldman Sachs Gp. 54,229 are held by Metropolitan Life Insurance Ny. Moreover, Canada Pension Plan Invest Board has 0% invested in Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) for 400 shares. Kistler invested in 0.01% or 175 shares. Disciplined Growth Investors Mn reported 0.9% in Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG). Btim Corporation, Massachusetts-based fund reported 10,700 shares. Brown Brothers Harriman has invested 0% in Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG). Huntington State Bank has 1,751 shares for 0% of their portfolio. State Of Tennessee Treasury Department holds 89,500 shares. Louisiana State Employees Retirement Systems invested 0.06% of its portfolio in Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG). Yorktown Management Communications Inc has 0.06% invested in Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG). Dimensional Fund Advisors Limited Partnership has 0.01% invested in Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) for 346,915 shares.
Investors sentiment increased to 2.2 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.46, from 1.74 in 2016Q3. It increased, as 13 investors sold Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation shares while 32 reduced holdings. 48 funds opened positions while 51 raised stakes. 22.32 million shares or 28.10% more from 17.43 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Pacad Invest Limited has 300 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Piermont Cap holds 0.38% in Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (NASDAQ:BGFV) or 94,731 shares. 44,844 are owned by Sterling Ltd Company. Jacobs Levy Equity Mgmt stated it has 0.05% of its portfolio in Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (NASDAQ:BGFV). State Street reported 521,732 shares. Eagle Glob Advsr Ltd holds 0.01% or 27,800 shares in its portfolio. Great West Life Assurance Can holds 21,984 shares. Essex Investment Mgmt Lc reported 0.16% stake. D E Shaw Inc owns 0% invested in Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (NASDAQ:BGFV) for 129,793 shares. Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of The Province Of Alberta As Represented By Alberta Inv accumulated 0% or 21,800 shares. Moreover, Thrivent Fincl For Lutherans has 0% invested in Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (NASDAQ:BGFV). 31,239 are held by Gotham Asset Ltd Liability Corp. Numeric Investors Ltd Liability Corp has 1.06 million shares for 0.19% of their portfolio. Parametric Assoc Lc owns 73,927 shares. Aqr Capital Mngmt Lc accumulated 312,261 shares.
Among 2 analysts covering Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp (NASDAQ:BGFV), 2 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 0 Hold. Therefore 100% are positive. Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp had 6 analyst reports since July 30, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. On Wednesday, November 2 the stock rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank with “Buy”. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Thursday, October 6 by Deutsche Bank. As per Monday, February 8, the company rating was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus. As per Wednesday, October 28, the company rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank.
Analysts await Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (NASDAQ:BGFV) to report earnings on May, 2. They expect $0.14 earnings per share, up 800.00% or $0.16 from last year’s $-0.02 per share. BGFV’s profit will be $3.01 million for 27.68 P/E if the $0.14 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.33 actual earnings per share reported by Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -57.58% negative EPS growth.
