Yahoo Finance • 2 days ago

IBD Stock Of The Day Grainger Surges On Best Revenue Growth In 5 Years

IBD's Stock Of The Day, W.W. Grainger, shot up about 8% on Wednesday after handily beating earnings. Continue Reading... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 13 days ago

Grainger And 2 Other British Dividend Stocks To Watch

Rising oil prices after renewed conflict risks in the Middle East have reminded investors how quickly inflation worries can return. That kind of backdrop often pushes people toward dependable cash payouts instead of headline chasing. Growi... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

Oppenheimer updates its top 50 buy list, rotating away from big banks

[Trading charts background] da-kuk/E+ via Getty Images Oppenheimer recently overhauled its top 50 large-cap buy list this month, executing a rotation in the financials sector (XLF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XLF]) by swapping out leg... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 21 days ago

Nvidia (NVDA): Can Paid Software Make Its Earnings Less Dependent on Hardware Sales?

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) sells AI chips, networking, and systems to cloud providers and enterprises. AI Enterprise and Mission Control add paid software and support to that hardware franchise. As one of the market's most closely wa... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 21 days ago

Grainger (LSE:GRI) Stock May Be Undervalued On Its Earnings Power

Grainger has seen its share price move around in recent years, and the question now is whether the current valuation is properly supported by the earnings the business is generating. With investor attention often drifting toward price char... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 22 days ago

Microsoft (MSFT): Can Security Bundles Generate More Profit per Customer?

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) earns recurring revenue from business software subscriptions and cloud computing. Its new E7 suite combines productivity, AI, identity, and security tools, giving enterprise customers a broader package f... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 23 days ago

Maintenance and Repair Distributors Stocks Q2 Results: Benchmarking Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST)

Maintenance and Repair Distributors Stocks Q2 Results: Benchmarking Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) Looking back on maintenance and repair distributors stocks' Q2 earnings, we examine this quarter's best and worst performers, including Fastenal (N... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 25 days ago

3 Large-Cap Stocks to Keep an Eye On

3 Large-Cap Stocks to Keep an Eye On Large-cap stocks have the power to shape entire industries thanks to their size and widespread influence. With such vast footprints, however, finding new areas for growth is much harder than for smalle... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 29 days ago

1 Safe-and-Steady Stock with Exciting Potential and 2 Facing Headwinds

1 Safe-and-Steady Stock with Exciting Potential and 2 Facing Headwinds Low-volatility stocks may offer stability, but that often comes at the cost of slower growth and the upside potential of more dynamic companies. Choosing the wrong in... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 30 days ago

W.W. Grainger (GWW): Strong Beat-and-Raise Quarter Outweighed by Macro Sentiment Headwinds

ClearBridge Investments, a global equity manager, recently published third-quarter 2026 commentary for its "Large Cap Growth Strategy". The letter can be downloaded here. In the third quarter, leadership among large growth stocks shifted f... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Stock index futures rise as investors focus on Trump-Xi summit

[Wall Street New York stock exchange stock market] alexsl Stock index futures were higher on Monday as attention turned to the upcoming U.S.-China summit, even as tensions in the Middle East appeared to worsen. Dow futures (INDU [https:... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

5 Dividend Stocks Hiding in Boring Businesses Customers Cannot Live Without

Quick Read Republic Services (RSG) returned 424% hauling trash over 10 years; Rollins (ROL) posted 7.9% revenue growth with free cash flow conversion above 115%. Grainger (GWW) raised its quarterly dividend 10%, expanded gross margin to 3... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

2 Reasons to Watch GWW and 1 to Stay Cautious

2 Reasons to Watch GWW and 1 to Stay Cautious W.W. Grainger trades at $1,307 per share and has stayed right on track with the overall market, gaining 17.2% over the last six months. At the same time, the S&P 500 has returned 13.6%. Is no... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights GWW, FAST, MSM, GIC and BOOM

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 8, 2026 – Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW, Fastenal FAST, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. MSM, Global Industrial Co. GIC and DMC Global BOOM. Industry: Industri... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

1 Industrials Stock Worth Investigating and 2 That Underwhelm

1 Industrials Stock Worth Investigating and 2 That Underwhelm Whether you see them or not, industrials businesses play a crucial part in our daily activities. Unfortunately, this role also comes with a demand profile tethered to the ebbs... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

GRAINGER ACQUIRES TECHNOLOGY ASSETS FROM ADROIT WORLDWIDE MEDIA

CHICAGO, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) announced today the acquisition of technology, intellectual property and talent assets from Adroit Worldwide Media (AWM), a leading technology solutions company, for $2... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

NACD Announces Finalists for 2026 Directorship 100 B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award and Directors of the Year

Winners to be announced mid-September WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of Corporate Directors® (NACD®), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 24,000 board members, today announced th... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Navigating W.W. Grainger’s (GWW) New Competitive Landscape

Aoris Investment Management, a specialist international equity manager, released its Q2 2026 investor letter for "Aoris International Fund". A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund invests in high-quality, wealth-generating b... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

2 Large-Cap Stocks with Solid Fundamentals and 1 We Find Risky

2 Large-Cap Stocks with Solid Fundamentals and 1 We Find Risky Large-cap stocks usually command their industries because they have the scale to drive market trends. The flip side though is that their sheer size can limit growth as expandi... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

1 Cash-Producing Stock with Competitive Advantages and 2 We Turn Down

1 Cash-Producing Stock with Competitive Advantages and 2 We Turn Down A company that generates cash isn't automatically a winner. Some businesses stockpile cash but fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their ability to expand. Luckily for y... Full story