A surplus of cash can mean financial stability, but it can also indicate a reluctance (or inability) to invest in growth.
Some of these companies also face challenges like stagnating revenue, declining market share, or limited scalability.
Many investors pay attention to mid-cap stocks because they have established business models and expansive market opportunities.
However, their paths to becoming $100 billion corporations are ripe with competition, ranging from giants with vast resources to agile upstarts eager to disrupt the status quo.
While profitability is essential, it doesn’t guarantee long-term success.
Some companies that rest on their margins will lose ground as competition intensifies - as Jeff Bezos said, "Your margin is my opportunity".
A cash-heavy balance sheet is often a sign of strength, but not always.
Some companies avoid debt because they have weak business models, limited expansion opportunities, or inconsistent cash flow.
Fluid and coating equipment company Graco (NYSE:GGG) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 7.3% year on year to $528.3 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.70 per share was 4.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Fluid and coating equipment company Graco (NYSE:GGG) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 7.3% year on year to $528.3 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.70 per share was 3.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
As the Q4 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the gas and liquid handling industry, including Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) and its peers.
Graco has followed the market’s trajectory closely. The stock is down 13.6% to $73.96 per share over the past six months while the S&P 500 has lost 13.6%. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.
Industrials businesses quietly power the physical things we depend on, from cars and homes to e-commerce infrastructure. Still, their generally high capital requirements expose them to the ups and downs of economic cycles, and the market seems to be baking in a prolonged downturn
as the industry has shed 20.6% over the past six months. This performance was worse than the S&P 500’s 12.8% fall.
Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) and the best and worst performers in the gas and liquid handling industry.
Looking back on gas and liquid handling stocks’ Q4 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) and its peers.
Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) and the best and worst performers in the gas and liquid handling industry.
Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q4 behind us, let’s have a look at Chart (NYSE:GTLS) and its peers.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Helios (NYSE:HLIO) and the rest of the gas and liquid handling stocks fared in Q4.
Let’s dig into the relative performance of SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q4 gas and liquid handling earnings season.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Standex (NYSE:SXI) and the rest of the gas and liquid handling stocks fared in Q4.
Many investors pay attention to mid-cap stocks because they have established business models and expansive market opportunities.
However, their paths to becoming $100 billion corporations are ripe with competition, ranging from giants with vast resources to agile upstarts eager to disrupt the status quo.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how IDEX (NYSE:IEX) and the rest of the gas and liquid handling stocks fared in Q4.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) and the rest of the gas and liquid handling stocks fared in Q4.
