ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 6 (better than 6% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock W.W. Grainger are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for W.W. Grainger. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 51, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 51% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 7 means that the share price of W.W. Grainger is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 93% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 43, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 57% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 17, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 83% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more