Graham (NYSE:GHM) Rating Lowered to Hold at Zacks Research

Graham (NYSE:GHM) was downgraded by Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Graham from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Northland Securities set a $111.00 price objective on shares of Graham in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Oppenheimer upped 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. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $95.33.

Graham Stock Performance

NYSE:GHM 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 firm has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 91.36 and a beta of 1.04. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $95.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $81.08. Graham has a twelve month low of $45.00 and a twelve month high of $110.01.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Graham

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GHM. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of Graham by 62.8% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,063 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 410 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank raised its stake in shares of Graham by 396.2% in the 3rd quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 1,052 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 840 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new stake in shares of Graham in the 1st quarter valued at about $69,000. Covestor Ltd raised its stake in shares of Graham by 4,697.4% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,871 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $120,000 after purchasing an additional 1,832 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its stake in shares of Graham by 385.1% in the 4th quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 2,925 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $187,000 after purchasing an additional 2,322 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.46% of the company’s stock.

Graham News Summary

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.

Graham Company Profile

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.