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LAKE FOREST, IL—Laurie R. Thomson, Vice President and Controller of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW), recently sold a total of 334 shares of the company’s common stock, according to a recent SEC filing. The transactions, completed on March 10, 2025, amounted to a total value of $340,774. The sale comes as GWW, currently valued at $46.7 billion, trades near $968 per share. According to InvestingPro analysis, the stock appears to be trading above its Fair Value, with a strong financial health score of 4.3 out of 5.
The shares were sold in two separate transactions. The first involved 235 shares sold at a weighted average price of approximately $1,020.07, with prices ranging from $1,019.62 to $1,020.39. The second transaction comprised 99 shares sold at a weighted average price of $1,020.78, with prices ranging from $1,020.68 to $1,020.79. Following these transactions, Thomson directly owns 457 shares of the company. InvestingPro data shows GWW generally trades with low price volatility, one of 13 key insights available to subscribers.
Additionally, Thomson holds 675 shares indirectly through a family trust, where she serves as the sole trustee and her family members are indirect beneficiaries. The company maintains strong fundamentals with a healthy current ratio of 2.49 and has demonstrated consistent profitability with a return on equity of 59%.
In other recent news, W.W. Grainger Inc. reported its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2024, revealing a slight miss on both earnings per share (EPS) and revenue forecasts. The company’s EPS was $9.71, slightly below the forecasted $9.77, while revenue came in at $4.23 billion, missing the expected $4.25 billion. Despite the quarterly miss, the company achieved full-year 2024 sales of $17.2 billion, marking a 4.2% increase from the previous year. Moody’s has affirmed Grainger’s A2 rating, shifting the outlook from stable to positive, citing strong operating margins and robust free cash flow. Erste Group downgraded Grainger’s stock from Buy to Hold, pointing to anticipated slower profit growth for 2025 compared to sector averages. RBC Capital Markets adjusted its price target for Grainger slightly from $1,113.00 to $1,112.00, maintaining its Sector Perform rating due to a modest operating miss and lower-than-expected guidance for 2025. These developments reflect a cautious outlook on Grainger’s stock performance amid market conditions and financial projections for the coming year.
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