Brady Corporation demonstrates genuine business quality — a Piotroski F-Score of 8 out of 9 and a consistent earnings beat record — but the stock has moved to within 2% of the analyst consensus target with 13.4% downside, producing a reward-to-risk ratio of 0.29 that makes current-price entry unattractive regardless of underlying fundamentals.
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- Near Perfect Balance Sheet Quality→Stable
- Elevated Leverage Amplifies Downside↑Improving
- Thin Upside Poor Reward Risk→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Brady Corporation (BRC) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Security & Protection Services
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $84.02, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Brady Corporation manufactures identification solutions and workplace safety products—labels, printing systems, RFID, and barcode scanners—organized into Americas & Asia (65.7% of FY2025 sales) and Europe & Australia (34.3%) segments. Products are sold to industrial, healthcare,... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $84.02, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 52d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.
About Brady Corporation
About Brady Corporation
Brady Corporation split fiscal 2025 sales 65.7% to its Americas & Asia segment and 34.3% to Europe & Australia, with approximately 6,400 employees worldwide—roughly 1,700 in the U.S. and 4,700 internationally—and $79.9 million in R&D expenditure for the year ended July 31, 2025. Brady manufactures identification labels, printing systems, RFID products, barcode scanners, and safety signs across five product categories, with approximately 50% of sales derived outside the United States serving industrial manufacturing, healthcare, electronics, and construction customers.
Brady earns revenue through distributors, a direct sales force, and digital channels across both geographic segments. No single customer represents 10% or more of total net sales, and Brady does not depend on any single supplier for its most critical base materials or components. Raw materials include plastic films, paper, metal foils, inks, adhesives, and electronic components sourced from many suppliers, though the company notes it has chosen in certain situations to sole-source materials for design or cost reasons—creating qualification risk if disruptions occur. Pricing is a key competitive factor in the fragmented identification and safety market, and the company faces exposure from raw material cost inflation, labor shortages, and tariff changes affecting international supply chains. Brady completed three acquisitions in fiscal 2025: Gravotech Holding (engraving), American Barcode and RFID (AB&R), and the Microfluidic Solutions unit of Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
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Substantially all of Brady's voting stock is controlled by two shareholders—Elizabeth P. Bruno and William H. Brady III, both descendants of the Company's founder—while publicly traded shares are non-voting. This dual-class structure has already resulted in removal from the Russell 2000 Index in fiscal 2023 for not meeting the minimum voting rights hurdle, limiting passive fund ownership. Goodwill of $676.9 million and other intangible assets of $105.4 million together represent 45.1% of total assets at July 31, 2025, concentrating impairment risk in the event acquired businesses underperform or integration of Gravotech, AB&R, and Microfluidic Solutions takes longer than planned.
See also: Industrials · Security & Protection Services
From Brady Corporation's most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 9, 2026.
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updated 2026-09-25Recent Developments — Brady Corporation
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- NEWS Safety & Security Services Stocks Q1 Earnings Review: Brady (NYSE:BRC) Shines - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS Safety & Security Services Stocks Q1 Earnings Review: Brady (NYSE:BRC) Shines - finance.yahoo.com — finance.yahoo.com positive
- NEWS BRC|Brady Corp|Price:94.490|Chg%:-3.230 - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS Brady Corp (BRC) Institutional Confidence - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS BRC Looks 18.5% Overvalued on GF Value™ Amid $800M Debt Raise fo - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
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- 2026-05-08Item 5.02LOWDeidre E. Cusack (Technology Committee) and Anne De Greef-Safft (Audit Committee) simultaneously resigned from Brady Corporation's Board of Directors effective May 8, 2026. No reason cited; no successors named.SEC filing →
- 2026-03-20Item 5.02LOWChristopher M. Hix notified Brady Corporation of his intent to leave the Board of Directors effective March 31, 2026. Member of the Audit Committee. No reason cited; no successor named.SEC filing →
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $84.02, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $93.50 (+11.3%), stop $80.02 (−5.0%), A.R:R 2.3:1. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $93.50 (+11.3% upside). Target $93.50 (+11.3%), stop $80.02 (−5.0%), A.R:R 2.3:1. Stop-loss: $80.02.
Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Brady Corporation trades at a P/E of 19.2 (forward 11.5). TrendMatrix value score: 7.4/10. Verdict: Hold.
7 analysts cover BRC with a consensus score of 4.4/5. Average price target: $110.
What does Brady Corporation do?Brady Corporation manufactures identification solutions and workplace safety products—labels, printing systems, RFID,...
Brady Corporation manufactures identification solutions and workplace safety products—labels, printing systems, RFID, and barcode scanners—organized into Americas & Asia (65.7% of FY2025 sales) and Europe & Australia (34.3%) segments. Products are sold to industrial, healthcare, and electronics customers globally with approximately 6,400 employees; no individual customer represents 10% or more of total net sales.