Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold39 ratings
Bullish923.1%
Neutral2666.7%
Bearish410.2%
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
W.W. Grainger, Inc. analyst ratings
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$1,280Current
$422Low
$1,082.39Average
$1,428High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 12, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Aug 11, 2026 |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 6, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Apr 21, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Loop Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 4, 2025 |
| William Blair | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Mar 10, 2025 |
| Baird | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Erste Group | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 14, 2024 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 20, 2023 |
| Atlantic Equities | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Aug 2, 2021 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 3, 2021 |
| Gordon Haskett | Hold | Underperform | Upgrade | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Longbow Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 7, 2020 |
| Buckingham | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 7, 2020 |
| Gabelli & Co. | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 3, 2020 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Apr 23, 2019 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 23, 2018 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 23, 2018 |
| Credit Suisse | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jan 25, 2018 |
| Northcoast Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Goldman Sachs | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Apr 18, 2016 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 22, 2016 |
| KeyBanc | Equal Weight | Sector Weight | Maintain | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 21, 2015 |
| FBR Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Oct 17, 2014 |
| Citigroup | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 22, 2014 |
| Wunderlich | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 22, 2014 |
| BB&T Capital | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 13, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $1,280. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $1,400 | $1,322.05 | +9.4% | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Guy Hardwick | $1,185 | $1,297.45 | -7.4% | Aug 11, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Chris Dankert | $1,260 | $1,270.92 | -1.6% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $1,428 | $1,304.06 | +11.6% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $1,375 | $1,300.45 | +7.4% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $1,400 | $1,300.45 | +9.4% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $1,460 | $1,389.73 | +14.1% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | William Blunt | $1,280 | $1,375.76 | +0.0% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Barclays | Guy Hardwick | $1,166 | $1,341.42 | -8.9% | Jun 23, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $1,250 | $1,313.92 | -2.3% | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Christopher Snyder | $1,300 | $1,249.22 | +1.6% | May 27, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $1,171 | $1,226.09 | -8.5% | May 12, 2026 |
| Stephens | Tommy Moll | $1,355 | $1,233.71 | +5.9% | May 11, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $1,337 | $1,222.84 | +4.5% | May 8, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $1,365 | $1,227.37 | +6.6% | May 8, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $1,125 | $1,163.1 | -12.1% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $1,300 | $1,168.92 | +1.6% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $1,207 | $1,168.06 | -5.7% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $1,245 | $1,155 | -2.7% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Barclays | Guy Hardwick | $1,044 | $1,155 | -18.4% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $1,250 | $1,049.97 | -2.3% | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $1,081 | $959.07 | -15.5% | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Christopher Snyder | $1,100 | $938.52 | -14.1% | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $963 | $958.82 | -24.8% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Analyst unavailable | $950 | $938.27 | -25.8% | Aug 4, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $1,007 | $938.27 | -21.3% | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $1,200 | $938.27 | -6.3% | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $966 | $973.41 | -24.5% | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Analyst unavailable | $1,100 | $985.06 | -14.1% | Mar 5, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $1,230 | $1,085.57 | -3.9% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Sabrina Abrams | $925 | $1,033.24 | -27.7% | Oct 7, 2024 |
| CFRA | Jonathan Sakraida | $950 | $1,000.52 | -25.8% | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Christopher Snyder | $990 | $938.48 | -22.7% | Sep 6, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $975 | $939.12 | -23.8% | May 29, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Chris Dankert | $975 | $929.26 | -23.8% | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $537 | $680.95 | -58.0% | Feb 3, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $490 | $552.48 | -61.7% | Jan 6, 2023 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $695 | $594.56 | -45.7% | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski | $448 | $549.6 | -65.0% | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $448 | $549.52 | -65.0% | Aug 1, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Deane Dray | $422 | $538.12 | -67.0% | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $600 | $537.16 | -53.1% | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $421 | $457.4 | -67.1% | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $449 | $483.6 | -64.9% | May 31, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $474 | $511.29 | -63.0% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $450 | $514 | -64.8% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $475 | $514.93 | -62.9% | Apr 29, 2022 |
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