How to buy The Gorman-Rupp Company stock | $38.98

The Gorman-Rupp Company is a specialty industrial machinery business based in the US. The Gorman-Rupp Company shares (GRC) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. The Gorman-Rupp Company employs 1,150 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

The Gorman-Rupp Company stock price (NYSE: GRC)

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The Gorman-Rupp Company shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-10-10.

Latest market close	$38.98
52-week range	$29.93 - $37.95
50-day moving average	$36.21
200-day moving average	$35.14
Wall St. target price	$40.00
PE ratio	34.3105
Dividend yield	$0.61 (1.62%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$1.10

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Is it a good time to buy The Gorman-Rupp Company stock?

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The Gorman-Rupp Company price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $38.98 from 2021-10-14

1 week (2021-10-08)	3.75%
1 month (2021-09-16)	6.07%
3 months (2021-07-16)	11.66%
6 months (2021-04-15)	15.09%

1 year (2020-10-15)	18.62%
2 years (2019-10-15)	13.38%
3 years (2018-10-15)	20.91%
5 years (2016-10-14)	58.71%

Is The Gorman-Rupp Company under- or over-valued?

Valuing The Gorman-Rupp Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of The Gorman-Rupp Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

The Gorman-Rupp Company's P/E ratio

The Gorman-Rupp Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 34x. In other words, The Gorman-Rupp Company shares trade at around 34x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

The Gorman-Rupp Company's PEG ratio

The Gorman-Rupp Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.06. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into The Gorman-Rupp Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

The Gorman-Rupp Company's EBITDA

The Gorman-Rupp Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $47.2 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a The Gorman-Rupp Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

The Gorman-Rupp Company financials

Revenue TTM	$353.5 million
Operating margin TTM	9.86%
Gross profit TTM	$89.6 million
Return on assets TTM	5.42%
Return on equity TTM	8.96%
Profit margin	8.09%
Book value	$12.44
Market capitalisation	$981.6 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting The Gorman-Rupp Company shares

There are currently 424,188 The Gorman-Rupp Company shares held short by investors – that's known as The Gorman-Rupp Company's "short interest". This figure is 9.1% up from 388,808 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting The Gorman-Rupp Company shares can be evaluated.

The Gorman-Rupp Company's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

The Gorman-Rupp Company's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of The Gorman-Rupp Company shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of The Gorman-Rupp Company shares traded daily (recently around 44324.764890282). The Gorman-Rupp Company's SIR currently stands at 9.57. In other words for every 100,000 The Gorman-Rupp Company shares traded daily on the market, roughly 9570 shares are currently held short.

However The Gorman-Rupp Company's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of The Gorman-Rupp Company shares, or, against the total number of tradable The Gorman-Rupp Company shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case The Gorman-Rupp Company's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 The Gorman-Rupp Company shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.018% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable The Gorman-Rupp Company shares, roughly 18 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against The Gorman-Rupp Company.

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The Gorman-Rupp Company share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 54.87% of net profits

Recently The Gorman-Rupp Company has paid out, on average, around 54.87% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.65% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), The Gorman-Rupp Company shareholders could enjoy a 1.65% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In The Gorman-Rupp Company's case, that would currently equate to about $0.61 per share.

The Gorman-Rupp Company's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

The Gorman-Rupp Company's most recent dividend payout was on 9 September 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 11 August 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have The Gorman-Rupp Company's shares ever split?

The Gorman-Rupp Company's shares were split on a 5:4 basis on 10 December 2013. So if you had owned 4 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 5 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your The Gorman-Rupp Company shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 20% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for The Gorman-Rupp Company shares which in turn could have impacted The Gorman-Rupp Company's share price.

The Gorman-Rupp Company share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, The Gorman-Rupp Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as $29.9262 up to $37.95. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while The Gorman-Rupp Company's is 0.5069. This would suggest that The Gorman-Rupp Company's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

The Gorman-Rupp Company overview

The Gorman-Rupp Company designs, manufactures, and sells pumps and pump systems worldwide. The company's products include self-priming centrifugal, standard centrifugal, magnetic drive centrifugal, axial and mixed flow, vertical turbine line shaft, submersible, high pressure booster, rotary gear, diaphragm, bellows, and oscillating pumps. Its products are used in water, wastewater, construction, dewatering, industrial, petroleum, original equipment, agriculture, fire protection, military, and other liquid-handling applications, as well as in heating, ventilating, and air conditioning applications. The company markets its products through a network of distributors, manufacturers' representatives, third-party distributor catalogs, direct sales, and commerce. The Gorman-Rupp Company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Mansfield, Ohio. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of The Gorman-Rupp Company is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 17.744% of The Gorman-Rupp Company shares are held by insiders and 58.151% by institutions. How many people work for The Gorman-Rupp Company?
Latest data suggests 1,150 work at The Gorman-Rupp Company. When does the fiscal year end for The Gorman-Rupp Company?
The Gorman-Rupp Company's fiscal year ends in December. Where is The Gorman-Rupp Company based?
The Gorman-Rupp Company's address is: 600 South Airport Road, Mansfield, OH, United States, 44903 What is The Gorman-Rupp Company's ISIN number?
The Gorman-Rupp Company's international securities identification number is: US3830821043 What is The Gorman-Rupp Company's CUSIP number?
The Gorman-Rupp Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 383082104