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↑Improving
- High Quality Financial Profile→Stable
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Gorman-Rupp Company (The) (GRC) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $72.94 — A.R:R is negative (-1.0) — 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 $72.94 — A.R:R is negative (-1.0) — 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: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/8 gates (clean insider activity, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 7d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-15Recent Developments — Gorman-Rupp Company (The)
Material events (past 30 days)
- 8K Oct 2, 2026 MEDIUM Item 5.02: . Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Latest news
- NEWS Gorman-Rupp Company (The) $GRC Holdings Reduced by KBC Group NV - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS GRC (Gorman-Rupp Company (The)) delivers 15.9 percent Q4 2025 EPS upside, lifting shares 0.89 percent today. - SPAC - Cổ — Cổng thông tin điện tử tỉnh Lào Cai positive
- NEWS Gorman-Rupp (GRC) Stock Stock Performance (-4.75%) 2026-04-15 - Viral Trades - Cổng thông tin điện tử tỉnh Lào Cai — Cổng thông tin điện tử tỉnh Lào Cai negative
- NEWS The Gorman-Rupp Co stock (US3804221039): Why its focus on pumps for water and wastewater now matters - AD HOC NEWS — AD HOC NEWS neutral
- NEWS Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) Hits New 52-Week High - Time to Buy? - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
Generated 2026-10-15T11:47:13Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 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 →
- 2026-07-24Item 5.02MEDIUM. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On July 23, 2026, James C.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $72.94 — A.R:R is negative (-1.0) — 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: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $68.80. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $77.66 (-6.0% upside). Prior stop was $68.80. Stop-loss: $68.80.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Earnings in 7 days (event risk).
Gorman-Rupp Company (The) trades at a P/E of 31.2 (forward 23.1). TrendMatrix value score: 4.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
6 analysts cover GRC with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $81.
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.