Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM – Get Free Report) shares gapped down prior to trading on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $107.10, but opened at $94.98. Graham shares last traded at $98.2560, with a volume of 53,132 shares.
Graham News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Graham this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Graham reported earnings of $0.33 per share, beating expectations, and revenue of $67.1 million, also ahead of estimates, with sales up 13% year over year. Graham Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Fiscal 2026 Results
- Positive Sentiment: The company highlighted record backlog of $532.6 million and said backlog-led growth, capacity upgrades, and the FlackTek integration could support a step-up in revenue and EBITDA in fiscal 2027. Graham Q4 Earnings Call Points to Backlog-Led Growth
- Positive Sentiment: Management also issued FY2027 revenue guidance of $285 million to $295 million, which was above the market’s consensus view. Graham Corporation earnings report and conference call
- Neutral Sentiment: Investor coverage around the earnings release was mixed, with some commentary noting a softer year-over-year EPS comparison even as the company beat expectations. Graham (GHM) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
- Negative Sentiment: One new disclosed risk flagged technological advances in bladeless mixers as a possible threat to Graham’s competitiveness and market share. Technological Advances in Bladeless Mixers Threaten Graham Corporation’s Competitiveness and Market Share
- Negative Sentiment: Despite the strong results, some market commentary suggested the stock could face profit-taking after the earnings run-up. Graham Corporation’s Future Is Bright, But Not Bright Enough To Avoid Selling
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on GHM shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Graham in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Northland Securities set a $111.00 price objective on Graham in a research report on Tuesday. Zacks Research upgraded Graham from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their price objective on Graham from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $95.33.
Graham Trading Up 4.8%
The business has a 50-day moving average price of $94.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $80.43. The company has a market cap of $1.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 88.42 and a beta of 1.04.
Graham (NYSE:GHM – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, June 8th. The industrial products company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.03. Graham had a return on equity of 12.24% and a net margin of 5.10%.The company had revenue of $67.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $59.95 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.40 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts anticipate that Graham Corporation will post 2.05 earnings per share for the current year.
Institutional Trading of Graham
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. AdvisorShares Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Graham by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC now owns 3,238 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Graham by 1.5% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 21,608 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,186,000 after purchasing an additional 319 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of Graham by 8.3% in the first quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 4,267 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $337,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Graham by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 16,212 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,041,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Graham by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 5,862 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $377,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.46% of the company’s stock.
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.
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