Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) Stock Price Crosses Above Fifty Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

Gorman-Rupp Company (The) (NYSE:GRC)’s share price crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $74.80 and traded as high as $75.84. Gorman-Rupp shares last traded at $74.83, with a volume of 149,229 shares.

Key Headlines Impacting Gorman-Rupp

Here are the key news stories impacting Gorman-Rupp this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded GRC to a Rank #2 (Buy), citing improving earnings prospects. Such a rating change can support the stock by increasing confidence in the company’s near-term growth outlook. Gorman-Rupp Upgraded to Buy
• Positive Sentiment: A separate Zacks analysis identifies three solid growth attributes that could help Gorman-Rupp generate above-average returns, reinforcing the bullish view on its earnings trajectory. Is Gorman-Rupp a Solid Growth Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti raised its FY2026 EPS estimate to $2.88 from $2.67, lifted FY2027 EPS to $3.14 from $3.11, and increased several quarterly forecasts. Sidoti projects FY2028 EPS of $3.56, suggesting continued earnings expansion. The revisions follow Gorman-Rupp’s latest reported quarter, when it exceeded both EPS and revenue expectations.
• Neutral Sentiment: Most of Sidoti’s updated quarterly estimates were reaffirmed, including $0.60 EPS for Q4 2026 and $0.74 for Q1 2027. This indicates a generally stable outlook rather than a broad acceleration in forecasts.
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti reduced its Q4 2027 EPS forecast to $0.65 from $0.70, a modest headwind that may temper enthusiasm about the longer-term outlook.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on GRC shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded Gorman-Rupp from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Gorman-Rupp from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Gorman-Rupp in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Gorman-Rupp presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Gorman-Rupp Stock Down 0.8%

The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $74.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $72.10. The company has a market cap of $1.98 billion, a PE ratio of 26.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.32.

Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.16. Gorman-Rupp had a return on equity of 17.47% and a net margin of 10.20%. The company had revenue of $193.25 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $181.55 million. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Gorman-Rupp Company will post 2.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Gorman-Rupp Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 13th will be given a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 13th. This is a positive change from Gorman-Rupp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Gorman-Rupp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.57%.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP D. Patrick Wischmeier sold 5,153 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.62, for a total transaction of $399,975.86. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 1,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $109,366.58. This represents a 78.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 11.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Gorman-Rupp during the 2nd quarter worth about $165,116,000. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in shares of Gorman-Rupp during the 2nd quarter worth about $33,565,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in Gorman-Rupp by 326.1% during the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 524,400 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,581,000 after purchasing an additional 401,340 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new stake in Gorman-Rupp during the second quarter worth approximately $28,291,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in Gorman-Rupp during the second quarter worth approximately $16,235,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.26% of the company’s stock.

About Gorman-Rupp

Gorman-Rupp Co designs, manufactures and sells pumps and pumping systems for moving water and other liquids. Its product portfolio includes self-priming centrifugal pumps, standard centrifugal pumps, submersible pumps, rotary gear pumps, diaphragm pumps and related pumping equipment.

The company serves a range of markets, including municipal water and wastewater treatment, construction, agriculture, industrial operations, petroleum, fire protection and emergency services. Its products are used in applications such as sewage handling, flood control, dewatering, irrigation and general fluid transfer.

Founded in 1933 by J.C.