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Graco Inc Director Etchart Eric buys 6,000 shares, sells 6,000 shares on August 14.
ByAinvest
Monday, Aug 18, 2025 12:04 pm ET1min read
Graco Inc (GGG) has announced that Director Eric Etchart has made a recent transaction involving the acquisition of 6,000 shares at a price of $26.68 per share on August 14, 2025. Subsequently, he sold an equal number of shares at a price of $85.8 per share on the same date.
Graco Inc. (NYSE: GGG) has recently reported significant share transactions by its Director, Eric Etchart, on August 14, 2025. On this date, Etchart exercised options to acquire 6,000 shares of Graco common stock at an exercise price of $26.68 per share, totaling $160,080 [2]. Immediately following this acquisition, Etchart sold an equal number of shares at a weighted average price of $85.8019, totaling $514,811 [1].Following these transactions, Etchart directly owns 45,978.7 shares of Graco Inc. [2]. This series of events comes at a time when Graco, with a market capitalization of $14 billion, maintains strong financial health with impressive gross profit margins of 52.25% and minimal debt levels [2].
Graco Inc. has also completed the acquisition of Color Service S.r.l. for €63 million, a strategic move that enhances its capabilities in automated dosing systems for powder and liquid applications [2]. Additionally, Wolfe Research has reiterated its outperform rating on Graco, highlighting a positive outlook for the company despite challenging market conditions in its industrial and contractor segments [2]. Meanwhile, DA Davidson has maintained a Neutral rating on Graco, noting mixed market trends but expecting low-single-digit organic growth in 2025 [2].
Graco has also announced a regular quarterly dividend of $0.275 per share, to be paid on August 6, 2025, to shareholders of record as of July 21, 2025 [2]. This dividend announcement underscores Graco’s commitment to delivering shareholder value.
References:
[1] https://www.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:23bc35b4b2153:0-graco-director-eric-etchart-sells-6-000-shares/
[2] https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/graco-director-etchart-sells-514811-in-stock-93CH-4198044
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