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February 2, 2023

W.W. Grainger Stock Was 12.91% Up Today

(VIANEWS) - The NYSE ended the session with W.W. Grainger (GWW) rising 12.91% to $675.27 on Thursday while NYSE dropped 0.04% to $16,114.05.

W.W. Grainger's last close was $598.05, 2.29% below its 52-week high of $612.06.

About W.W. Grainger

W.W. Grainger, Inc. distributes maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products and services in the United States, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, High-Touch Solutions N.A. and Endless Assortment. It offers safety and security supplies, material handling and storage equipment, pumps and plumbing equipment, cleaning and maintenance supplies, and metalworking and hand tools. It also offers inventory management and technical support services. The company serves businesses, corporations, government entities, and other institutions through sales and service representatives, and electronic and ecommerce channels. W.W. Grainger, Inc. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, W.W. Grainger has a trailing twelve months EPS of $14.09.

PE Ratio

W.W. Grainger has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 47.92. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $47.92 for every dollar of annual earnings.

The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 60.36%.

Stock Price Classification

According to the stochastic oscillator, a useful indicator of overbought and oversold conditions,

W.W. Grainger's stock is considered to be oversold (<=20).

Volatility

W.W. Grainger's last week, last month's, and last quarter's current intraday variation average was 1.44%, 0.35%, and 1.16%.

W.W. Grainger's highest amplitude of average volatility was 1.44% (last week), 1.48% (last month), and 1.16% (last quarter).

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