EAM Investors LLC Has $685,000 Position in Graham Co. (NYSE:GHM)

EAM Investors LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Graham Co. (NYSE:GHM) by 35.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 15,397 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 8,454 shares during the quarter. EAM Investors LLC owned approximately 0.14% of Graham worth $685,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GHM. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Graham by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 29,265 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $866,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new position in Graham during the third quarter valued at about $287,000. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Graham by 22.6% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 158,611 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $4,693,000 after buying an additional 29,277 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new stake in shares of Graham during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,103,000. Finally, Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Graham by 36.5% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 15,498 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $458,000 after acquiring an additional 4,145 shares during the last quarter. 69.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Graham Trading Down 0.9 %

NYSE:GHM opened at $29.84 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $325.39 million, a PE ratio of 35.96 and a beta of 0.65. Graham Co. has a 1 year low of $24.78 and a 1 year high of $52.00. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $31.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $36.97.

Graham (NYSE:GHM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The industrial products company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.05. Graham had a return on equity of 9.35% and a net margin of 4.60%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Graham Co. will post 1.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com lowered Graham from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th.

Graham Company Profile

Graham Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures fluid, power, heat transfer, and vacuum equipment for chemical and petrochemical processing, defense, space, petroleum refining, cryogenic, energy, and other industries. It offers power plant systems, including ejectors and surface condensers; torpedo ejection, propulsion, and power systems, such as turbines, alternators, regulators, pumps, and blowers; and thermal management systems comprising pumps, blowers, and drive electronics for defense sector.