Oppenheimer Upgrades WW Grainger (GWW) to Outperform, Positively Revises EPS Estimates

UBS Downgrades WW Grainger (GWW) to Sell

UBS downgraded WW Grainger (NYSE: GWW) from Neutral to Sell with a price target of $195.00 (from $170.00).

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Shares of WW Grainger closed at $208.81 yesterday.

WW Grainger (GWW) PT Raised to $185 at Morgan Stanley Following 3Q

Morgan Stanley raised its price target on WW Grainger (NYSE: GWW) to $185.00 (from $178.00) while maintaining a Underweight rating following the company's 3Q earnings release. The 34c EPS upside vs. Consensus was primarily driven by a lower operating expense and lower tax rate, while... More

WW Grainger (GWW) PT Raised to $188 at Stephens

Stephens raised its price target on WW Grainger (NYSE: GWW) to $188.00 (from $175.00) while maintaining a Overweight rating.

Analyst Matt Duncan sees some risk remaining in the company relative to peers and there remains on the sideline. The analyst was encouraged to see medium sized... More

WW Grainger (GWW) PT Raised to $146 at RBC Capital Following 3Q

RBC Capital raised its price target on WW Grainger (NYSE: GWW) to $146.00 (from $145.00) while maintaining a Underperform rating following the company's 3Q earnings report. Grainger delivered a taxfueled 34c EPS beat in 3Q17, though underlying segment results were also modestly better. Analyst Deane Dray raised 2017/2018 EPS... More

UPDATE: Grainger (GWW) Tops Q3 EPS by 34c, Slight Miss on Revenues; Narrows FY17 Sales Growth/EPS Guidance Range, EPS Remains Above Consensus

(Updated - October 17, 2017 8:05 AM EDT)

Grainger (NYSE: GWW) reported Q3 EPS of $2.90, $0.34 better than the analyst estimate of $2.56. Revenue for the quarter came in at $2.64 billion versus the consensus estimate of $2.65 billion.

The company now expects 2017 sales growth of 1.5 to 2.5 percent and... More