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W.W. Grainger (GWW) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 13.88% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 24.93%. Currently, W.W. Grainger has a market capitalization of $62.23
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) is benefiting from stronger industrial sales, but pricing and tariff refunds complicate the earnings picture. Daily organic sales growth in constant currency accelerated from 12.2% in the first quarter to 13.7% in the second. Distribution scale and product availability can turn that growth into operating leverage, provided freight, inventory and service […]

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W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 1.74% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.94%. Currently, W.W. Grainger has a market capitalization of $60.87
W.W. Grainger trades at $1,307 per share and has stayed right on track with the overall market, gaining 17.2% over the last six months. At the same time, the S&P 500 has returned 13.6%.

Sales surge and margins expand, prompting full-year guidance hike.

Barclays analyst Guy Hardwick maintains W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) with a Underweight and raises the price target from $1166 to $1185.
DA Davidson analyst Chris Dankert maintains W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $1250 to $1260.
Grainger shows double-digit sales growth, rising margins and EPS, and strong cash flow. Click for more on GWW stock.
