Graham (NYSE:GHM) Lowered to “Hold” Rating by Zacks Research

Zacks Research lowered shares of Graham (NYSE:GHM) from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a research note released on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Northland Securities set a $111.00 price target on Graham in a research note on Tuesday. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of Graham from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Graham from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Graham has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.33.

Graham Trading Up 7.5%

Shares of GHM stock opened at $103.24 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The stock has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 91.36 and a beta of 1.04. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $95.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $81.08. Graham has a 1 year low of $45.00 and a 1 year high of $110.01.

Graham (NYSE:GHM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, June 8th. The industrial products company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $67.08 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $59.95 million. Graham had a return on equity of 11.94% and a net margin of 5.10%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.40 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Graham will post 1.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royce & Associates LP raised its position in Graham by 24.0% during the third quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 459,698 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $25,237,000 after purchasing an additional 89,014 shares in the last quarter. Roubaix Capital LLC raised its position in Graham by 56.9% during the third quarter. Roubaix Capital LLC now owns 69,364 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,808,000 after purchasing an additional 25,168 shares in the last quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL acquired a new position in Graham during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,142,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of Graham by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 134,480 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $8,638,000 after buying an additional 18,634 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teton Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Graham during the third quarter worth $1,900,000. 69.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Graham

Here are the key news stories impacting Graham this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Graham reported quarterly EPS of $0.33, beating consensus, and revenue of $67.08 million, also above estimates, while sales grew 13% year over year.
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary highlighted record revenue, a record backlog and defense strength, suggesting the company has good visibility into future demand.
• Neutral Sentiment: Noble Financial and Northland Securities published new forward estimates for Graham, indicating analysts are actively updating their views on the company’s earnings trajectory. Graham Corporation (GHM) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Northland lowered several EPS forecasts, including Q1 2027, Q2 2027, Q3 2027, Q4 2027 and FY2027, which may signal some caution around margin or earnings growth.

About Graham

Graham Corporation (NYSE: GHM) is a U.S.-based industrial engineering company that designs, manufactures and services vacuum and heat transfer equipment. Its core offerings include liquid ring vacuum pumps, surface condensers, heat exchangers and custom-engineered vacuum systems. These products play a critical role in energy-intensive industries, where reliable removal of non-condensable gases and efficient heat exchange are vital to process performance.

The company’s technologies find application across a range of end markets, including power generation, petrochemical, oil and gas, LNG, and semiconductor manufacturing.