The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Graco Inc shares valued at $795,492 were sold by Merengo Claudio on Aug 22 ’25. At $87.11 per share, Merengo Claudio sold 9,132 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 19,633 shares worth approximately $1.69 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Merengo Claudio purchased 9,132 shares, netting a total of over 795,492 in proceeds.
Before that, Etchart Eric had sold 6,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $514,811, the Director traded Graco Inc shares for $85.80 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,000 shares, worth approximately $3.96 million.
As published in a research note from Exane BNP Paribas on December 19, 2024, Graco Inc [GGG] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $105. Analysts at Exane BNP Paribas started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. Earlier on February 02, 2023, Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for GGG stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing GGG Stock Performance
On last trading session, Graco Inc [NYSE: GGG] rose 1.49% to $86.06. The stock’s lowest price that day was $84.52, but it reached a high of $86.19 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.16%. Over the course of the year, Graco Inc shares have jumped approximately 5.75%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $89.67 on 07/10/25 and a 52-week low of $72.06 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Graco Inc (GGG)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 84.99, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 83.92. In the upper region, resistance lies at 86.66. The next price resistance is at 87.26. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.76 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Graco Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Graco Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.63 million shares to 3.83 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 3.2 million shares. A jump of 16.35% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.65 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.65.
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In terms of Graco Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 91 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.31% from the previous closing price of $84.8. Analysts anticipate Graco Inc stock to reach 97 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 85. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Graco Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 14, 2022, Robert W. Baird assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $61.
