A financially sound specialty industrial machinery company with strong momentum—RSI at 76, rising on-balance volume, and a near-perfect financial health score—has moved above its analyst consensus target with effectively no positive headroom remaining, while earnings estimates are drifting lower and a 28.9x forward earnings multiple prices in a growth trajectory the current estimate revisions do not support.
Thesis pillars
- Strong Technical Momentum↓Deteriorating
- Rich Valuation With Declining Estimates→Stable
- High Quality Financial Profile→Stable
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Mar 2, 2026· older than 90 days
Gorman-Rupp Company (The) (GRC) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $73.84 — A.R:R is negative (-0.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
The Company designs, manufactures and globally sells pumps and pump systems for use in water, wastewater, construction, dewatering, industrial, petroleum, original equipment, agriculture, fire suppression, heating, ventilating and air conditioning ("HVAC"), military and other... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $73.84 — A.R:R is negative (-0.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: RSI 54 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 91d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated Oct 30, 2026Recent Developments — Gorman-Rupp Company (The)
Material events (past 30 days)
- 8K Oct 30, 2026 MEDIUM Item 5.02: . Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On October 28, 2026, the Board of Directors of The Gorman-Rupp Company (the "Company" or "Gorman-Rupp") approved the appointment of David J.
Latest news
- NEWS What to expect from Gorman-Rupp’s (GRC) Q3 earnings - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance Oct 22, 2026 neutral
- NEWS What to expect from Gorman-Rupp’s (GRC) Q3 earnings - StockStory — StockStory Oct 22, 2026 neutral
- NEWS What to expect from Gorman-Rupp’s (GRC) Q3 earnings - TradingView — TradingView Oct 22, 2026 neutral
- NEWS What to expect from Gorman-Rupp’s (GRC) Q3 earnings - FinancialContent — FinancialContent Oct 22, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Gorman-Rupp schedules October 23 results for Gorman-Rupp stock - AD HOC NEWS — AD HOC NEWS Oct 20, 2026 neutral
Latest item Oct 30, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-05T11:39:30Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-10-30Item 5.02MEDIUM. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On October 28, 2026, the Board of Directors of The Gorman-Rupp Company (the "Company" or "Gorman-Rupp") approved the appointment of David J.SEC filing →
- 2026-10-02Item 5.02MEDIUM. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.SEC filing →
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $73.84 — A.R:R is negative (-0.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: RSI 54 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $68.67. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target $71.68 reached (−2.9% from $73.84); no take-profit level is published. Prior stop was $68.67. Stop-loss: $68.67.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Gorman-Rupp Company (The) trades at a P/E of 26.4 (forward 22.8). TrendMatrix value score: 5.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
6 analysts rate GRC, with a consensus score of 4.0/5. 3 analysts publish price targets averaging $84.
What does Gorman-Rupp Company (The) do?The Company designs, manufactures and globally sells pumps and pump systems for use in water, wastewater, construction,...
The Company designs, manufactures and globally sells pumps and pump systems for use in water, wastewater, construction, dewatering, industrial, petroleum, original equipment, agriculture, fire suppression, heating, ventilating and air conditioning ("HVAC"), military and other liquid-handling applications.