GWW · 1,395.01 (last weekly close)■ SMA 10w■ SMA 40w
Weekly candles over the last 52 weeks, split-adjusted, with 10- and 40-week moving averages; trading volume along the bottom. As of Jul 13, 2026.
OakBag’s model puts the fair value of W.w. Grainger, Inc (GWW) at about $1,212.53, against a recent price of $1,395.01 — a margin of safety of -15%. On that basis the traffic light is set so it looks expensive or risky. The estimate blends up to 4 independent valuation methods and is benchmarked against other Industrials names. It is a model estimate for research, not a price target or a recommendation.
It looks cheap largely because of its high quality. Stripping the quality premium out, the margin of safety is only -44% — below the buy bar (quality is already rewarded in the score).
Knock-out safety checks passed
✓ Bankruptcy risk (Altman Z″)
✓ Negative equity
✓ Excessive leverage
✓ Illiquid
✓ Penny / micro-cap
✓ Stale fundamentals
Piotroski F-score
5 / 9
Beneish M-score
-2.54
Quality & factor profile
Value-0.42
Quality+1.06
Profitability+1.12
Momentum-0.17
Growth-0.07
Low volatility+0.97
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On OakBag’s model, W.w. Grainger, Inc looks expensive or risky: the estimated fair value is $1,212.53 versus a recent price of $1,395.01, a margin of safety of -15%. This is a model estimate, not investment advice.
What is GWW’s fair value estimate?
OakBag estimates W.w. Grainger, Inc’s fair value at about $1,212.53, blending up to 4 methods — peer P/E, price-to-book, peer EV/EBITDA, a machine-learning valuation and a cash-flow DCF — clipped to a sensible band and taken at the median.
What is margin of safety?
Margin of safety is how far below the estimated fair value the price sits: (fair value − price) ÷ fair value. Here it is -15%. A positive number means the model sees the stock as cheap; OakBag only turns a stock green above +15%.
Does a green verdict mean I should buy GWW?
No. OakBag is an educational and research tool, not investment advice. The traffic light is an automated model output based on third-party data that may be delayed or inaccurate. Always do your own research.
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