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GWW: W.W. GRAINGER INC - Stock Quote Enter Ticker:
 

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W.W. GRAINGER INC (NYSE)
GWW 201.85 -0.96 (-0.47%) Vol.  421,776 16:01 ET

Zacks Rank: 2 - Buy


Day Low - High 200.38 - 204.17
52wk Low - High 124.33 - 204.62
Avg Volume 426,287
Industry INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
Market Cap 14.15 B
Div - Yield 2.64 - 1.30
PE (forward) 19.32
PEG Ratio 1.47
Current Year Est. 10.5
EPS Last Year 9.04
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# 3Hold9.7%
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
W.W. GRAINGER INC GWW 2
CODEXIS INC CDXS 3
HARSCO CORP HSC 3
HUDSON TECHNOLO HDSN 3
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.23
ABR (Last Week) 2.23
# of Recs in ABR 13
Average Target Price 208.67
Rank in Industry 4 out of 6
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR GWW
Zacks Blog: Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: W.W. Grainger, Altera, Vale S.A, BHP Billiton Ltd and Rio Tinto plc
Feb 02, 2012
Bull of the Day: W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)
Feb 02, 2012
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Jan 30, 2012
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Jan 25, 2012
Zacks Blog: Grainger to Outperform
Jan 16, 2012
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Jan 10, 2012
Zacks Blog: Grainger's Sales On a Roll
Dec 14, 2011
Zacks Blog: Grainger's Sales Run Continues
Nov 15, 2011
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NEWS
Highest Sales per Share in the Trading Companies & Distributors Industry Detected for WESCO International (WCC, GWW, WSO) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 07, 2012
Teradata Helps Grainger Reap the Benefits of High-Volume, Detailed Analytics - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 02, 2012
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 02, 2012
WW Grainger (GWW) Trading Near $190.73 Support Level - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 02, 2012
WW Grainger Crosses Above its 10-day MA (GWW) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 02, 2012
Watch for Shares of WW Grainger (GWW) to Approach Resistance at $195.57 - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 02, 2012
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: W.W. Grainger, Altera, Vale S.A, BHP Billiton Ltd and Rio Tinto plc - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 02, 2012
Top 3 Companies in the Trading Companies & Distributors Industry With the Highest Free Cash Flow Per Share (GWW, WLFC, WSO) - Story Title - Comtex
Jan 27, 2012
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
03/2012
Next Quarter
06/2012
This Year
12/2012
Next Year
12/2013
Average Estimate 2.48 2.59 10.50 11.98
Number of Estimates 14 13 14 13
Low Estimates 2.39 2.46 10.30 11.25
High Estimate 2.62 2.72 10.90 12.40
Year Ago EPS 2.18 2.22 9.04 10.50
EPS Growth 13.89% 16.60% 16.11% 14.14%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Grainger offers a breadth of MRO solutions by combining products, services, and information. The company tailors its capabilities toward the objective of providing the lowest total cost MRO solution to select customer groups. The Branch-based Distribution Businesses serve immediate and/or planned purchase MRO needs. The Digital Businesses offer a broad array of indirect materials and related information to meet the needs of businesses looking to reduce process costs through Internet-enabled solutions.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 9.04
Sales 8078.19
Net Income 658.42
Price/Earnings 22.43
Price/Book 5.19
Price/Cash Flow 17.56
Price/Sales 1.75


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