Company Update (NYSE:GWW): Grainger Shares List Of 10 Safety Questions Commonly Asked In 2015

[PR Newswire] – During the course of the year, customers nationwide contact Grainger Technical Product Specialists to help answer questions on key safety issues. From the more than 120,000 safety questions received in 2015, below are 10 frequently asked questions that Grainger was able to help customers answer. Visit https://www.grainger.com/tpstopten for the answers to these questions. Grainger is a leader in safety services and solutions, offering technical support and training to help customers comply with workplace safety regulations and safeguard facilities. In 2014, safety and security products represented nearly 20 percent of Grainger sales. Read more on this. W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) , currently valued at $12.23B, started trading this morning at $196.72. A quick look at the market, the company’s stock traded between $193.49 and $196.72 with the price of the stock fluctuating between $189.60 to $261.57 over the last 52 weeks. GWW shares are currently priced at 16.66x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively inexpensive compared to the industry’s 17.08x forward p/e ratio. And for passive income investors, the company pays shareholders $4.68 per share annually in dividends, yielding 2.41%. In a review of the consensus earnings estimate this quarter, 19 sell-side analysts are looking at $2.23 per share, which would be $0.57 worse than the year-ago quarter and a $0.42 sequential decrease. The full-year EPS estimate is $11.65 which would be a $0.61 worse than last year’s full-year earnings. The quarterly earnings estimate is based on a consensus revenue forecast of the current quarter of $2.46 Billion. If realized, that would be a 1.99% decrease over the year-ago quarter. In terms of ratings, Robert W. Baird downgraded GWW from Outperform to Neutral (Aug 24, 2015). Previously, RBC Capital Mkts downgraded GWW from Sector Perform to Underperform. When considering if the stock is under or overvalued, the average price target is $207.23, which is 5.34% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:GWW) Similar Articles: Company Update: W.W. Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) – Grainger Declares Quarterly Dividend Market Update: W.W. Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) – Grainger Reports Results For The 2015 Second Quarter Stock Update: W.W. Grainger Inc (NYSE:GWW) – Grainger Names Chief Operating Officer