W.W. Grainger Inc. stock falls Monday, underperforms market

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Shares of W.W. Grainger Inc. /zigman2/quotes/200853098/composite GWW +2.21% slipped 1.11% to $489.34 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +0.59% falling 1.03% to 3,655.04 and Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +0.82% falling 1.11% to 29,260.81. This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of losses. W.W. Grainger Inc. closed $99.28 short of its 52-week high ($588.62), which the company achieved on August 16th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Fastenal Co. /zigman2/quotes/206312496/composite FAST +1.42% fell 0.88% to $47.30, Watsco Inc. Cl B /zigman2/quotes/201577329/composite WSO.B -2.86% fell 4.16% to $274.58, and Snap-On Inc. /zigman2/quotes/201424054/composite SNA +1.88% rose 0.09% to $206.64. Trading volume (401,976) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 324,587.

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W.W. Grainger Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 803.58

+17.39 +2.21%

Volume: 281,450

Dec. 1, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

22.30

Dividend Yield

0.93%

Market Cap

$39.02 billion

Rev. per Employee

$626,269

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S&P 500 Index

US : S&P US

4,594.63

+26.83 +0.59%

Volume: 0.00

Dec. 1, 2023 4:51p

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

36,245.50

+294.61 +0.82%

Volume: 0.00

Dec. 1, 2023 4:51p

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Fastenal Co.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 60.82

+0.85 +1.42%

Volume: 2.77M

Dec. 1, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

30.72

Dividend Yield

2.30%

Market Cap

$34.27 billion

Rev. per Employee

$325,369

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Watsco Inc. Cl B

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 375.00

-11.05 -2.86%

Volume: 4.00

Oct. 18, 2023 3:10p

P/E Ratio

25.16

Dividend Yield

2.61%

Market Cap

$13.88 billion

Rev. per Employee

$998,185

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Snap-On Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 279.86

+5.17 +1.88%

Volume: 266,369

Dec. 1, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

15.20

Dividend Yield

2.66%

Market Cap

$14.50 billion

Rev. per Employee

$392,147