Graham (GHM) made it through our "Recent Price Strength" screen and could be a great choice for investors looking to make a profit from stocks that are currently on the move.
If you are a McDonald's investor and took advantage of the stock's roughly 15% rise over the last month, it may be time to look elsewhere. As of this moment, we find Graham Holdings – a diversified conglomerate with interests in education, media, healthcare, manufacturing, and restaurants – and Laureate Education – a company that operates a network of licensed campus-based and online universities in Mexico and Peru – as more attractive buys than McDonald's.
Wall Street and Seeking Alpha opinions on WPC stock diverge. My own analysis supports a BUY rating following the framework Benjamin Graham developed for picking defensive stocks. In particular, WPC's current price is discounted from its fair value by about 20% according to the Graham number.
Graham Corporation receives Strong Buy ratings from Seeking Alpha, the Quant system, and Wall Street analysts. Fiscal 2025 is expected to see a 76% increase in earnings per share and the analyst has a one-year target price of $35.75. The company has successfully diversified its business through strategic acquisitions, leading to strong growth prospects and financial performance.
Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call August 7, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Deborah Pawlowski - Investor Relations Dan Thoren - President and Chief Executive Officer Chris Thome - Chief Financial Officer Matt Malone - Vice President of Graham Corporation and General Manager of Barber-Nichols Conference Call Participants Joe Gomes - Noble Capital Markets Dick Ryan - Oak Ridge Financials Gary Schwab - Valley Forge Capital Management Operator Greetings, and welcome to Graham Corporation First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Graham (GHM) could be a solid choice for shorter-term investors looking to capitalize on the recent price trend in fundamentally sound stocks. It is one of the many stocks that passed through our shorter-term trading strategy-based screen.
My last article on BTI focused on its high yield and safety of its dividends. In this article, I want to provide a more holistic assessment of the stock, incorporating the key information in its 2024 H1 trading update. The analysis follows the framework developed by Ben Graham on selecting defensive stocks, a very fitting framework for a tobacco business.
The industrial company posted solid growth in its fiscal fourth quarter and reported impressive growth to its backlog of future business. It also received an investment from a key defense customer to expand its operations.
Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call June 7, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Deborah Pawlowski - IR Daniel Thoren - President & CEO Christopher Thome - CFO Conference Call Participants Joe Gomes - Noble Capital Markets Dick Ryan - Oak Ridge Financial Gary Schwab - Valley Forge Capital Management Graham Madison - Water Tower Research Operator Greetings. Welcome to the Graham Corporation's Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results Conference Call.