There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on April 27, Graco Inc's Director, Andrea Helen Simon, invested $99,857.20 into 1,240 shares of GGG, for a cost per share of $80.53. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money. In trading on Monday, bargain hunters could buy shares of Graco Inc (Symbol: GGG) and achieve a cost basis 2.0% cheaper than Simon, with shares changing hands as low as $78.89 per share. Graco Inc shares are currently trading down about 1.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of GGG shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, GGG's low point in its 52 week range is $78.38 per share, with $95.69 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $78.42. By comparison, below is a table showing the prices at which GGG insider buying was recorded over the last six months:
| Purchased | Insider | Title | Shares | Price/Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/27/2026 | Andrea Helen Simon | Director | 1,240 | $80.53 | $99,857.20 |
The current annualized dividend paid by Graco Inc is $1.18/share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend ex-date was on 04/13/2026. Below is a long-term dividend history chart for GGG, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 1.5% annualized yield is likely to continue.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, GGG makes up 2.09% of the Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF (Symbol: UPGR) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Monday. (see other ETFs holding GGG).
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