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W.W. Grainger, Inc.

5/26/2013, 5:30 AM ET

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Monday, May 13, 12:52 PM One session after saying daily sales jumped 8% Y/Y last month (towards the upper end of guidance), W.W. Grainger (GWW +0.6%) gets another lift from a Raymond James upgrade to Outperform from Market Perform (price target $279). Comment!
Friday, May 10, 8:26 AM Grainger (GWW) reports daily sales increased a healthy 8% Y/Y in April. The company received a three percentage point lift from volume and benefited by two percentage points from the timing of Easter. Comment! [Consumer]
Wednesday, April 24, 12:46 PM W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) declares $0.93/share quarterly dividend, 16% increase from prior dividend of $0.80. Forward yield 1.52%. For shareholders of record May 13. Payable June 01. Ex-div date May 09. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Wednesday, April 17, 9:57 AM Shares of W.W. Grainger (GWW -1.7%) take a step back after rallying Tuesday on the company's upbeat guidance as Longbow downgrades the stock to Neutral from Buy. Comment! [Consumer]
Tuesday, April 16, 11:07 AM Shares of W.W. Grainger (GWW +7.2%) are up handily after this morning's earnings beat as the company guides higher on the low end for FY2013 revenue and EPS. GWW "now expects 5-9% sales growth and EPS of $11.30-12.00," as daily sales growth should be 5-10% and gross margins should expand by 20-30 basis points going forward. The company also sees a $.05-.07 hit to FY2013 EPS from movements in the yen. (See earnings transcript) Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Tuesday, April 16, 8:02 AM W.W. Grainger (GWW): Q1 EPS of $2.94 beats by $0.20. Revenue of $2.3B (+4% Y/Y) misses by $0.01B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Tuesday, April 16, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Tuesday’s open: AMTD, BLK, CMA, GS, GWW, JNJ, KO, NTRS, USB, WWW Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, April 15, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Tuesday’s open: AMTD, BLK, CMA, GS, GWW, JNJ, KO, NTRS, USB, WWW Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, April 8, 9:36 AM Shares of W.W. Grainger (GWW +1%) trade higher after Atlantic Equities initiates coverage on the company with a Buy rating and rosy $273 price target. The company has been having some success increasing its sales growth through a mix of volume and price increases amid stronger housing trends. Comment! [Consumer]
Monday, March 25, 9:04 AM Will Warren Buffett snack on another company this year to go along with the mega-sized purchase of Heinz with partner 3G Capital? SA contributor John McCoy thinks J.M. Smucker (SJM), W.W. Grainger (GWW), and McCormick (MKC) all fit the Buffett profile with their wide moat and strong brands. A longer shot for a Berkshire Hathaway play could be Tiffany (TIF), right-sized for acquisition in a luxury sector Buffett has dabbled with in the past. 4 Comments [Consumer, M&A]
Tuesday, March 12, 2:37 PM WW Grainger (GWW -2.2%) slips despite reporting solid February sales growth of 6% Y/Y. Investors and analysts were looking for growth closer to 10%, but the industrial supply distributor's organic sales growth, largely driven from higher prices, was essentially unchanged from January. Additionally, the company reports that early March sales are also tracking slightly behind February. Comment! [On the Move]
Wednesday, January 30, 10:38 AM W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) declares $0.80/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.47%. For shareholders of record Feb. 11. Payable Mar. 01. Ex-div date Feb. 07. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, January 24, 8:06 AM W.W. Grainger (GWW): Q4 EPS of $2.42 misses by $0.19. Revenue of $2.2B (+7% Y/Y) misses by $0.04B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Consumer]
Thursday, January 24, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ABC, ALK, ARG, AVT, BAX, BMY, BPOP, CELG, CY, DOV, EQT, ESI, ETN, FCS, GWW, JNS, JVA, KCG, KEY, LMT, LUV, MKC, MMM, MWW, NMM, NOK, ORI, PCP, QSII, RTN, RYN, SWK, TZOO, UAL, UNP, XRX Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, January 23, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ABC, ALK, ARG, AVT, BAX, BMY, BPOP, CELG, CY, DOV, EQT, ESI, ETN, FCS, GWW, JNS, JVA, KCG, KEY, LMT, LUV, MKC, MMM, MWW, NMM, NOK, ORI, PCP, QSII, RTN, RYN, SWK, TZOO, UAL, UNP, XRX Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 3:51 PM W.W. Grainger (GWW -0.1%) agrees to pay the government $70M to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims under contracts with the GSA and the U.S. Postal Services. GWW agreed to sell hardware products and other supplies to government customers through the GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule program, but failed to inform the agency about discounts provided to other customers. Consequently, the government claims it wound up paying higher prices than it should have. 2 Comments [Consumer]