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W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)

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The Company is in the service business. It distributes products used by businesses and institutions across North America to keep their facilities and equipment running.

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W.W. Grainger, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $100.26
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:00 PM
Open: $99.36
Previous Close: $98.57
Daily Range: $98.73 - $101.08
52-Week Range: $59.95 - $103.00
Volume: 780,091
Market Cap: $7.45B
P/E Ratio: 17.29
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W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)

Avatar turtle286 (96.01) Submitted: 10/29/09 12:32 PM

Should reap benefits from it's many investments over the past couple years. Look for increasing dividends and takeovers of smaller competitors.

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W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)

Avatar TommyTechnology (< 20) Submitted: 2/21/08 3:20 PM

Grainger has two problems right now... they are technically in the retail sector (a highly specialized retailer, I admit) and the whole recession theme is increasingly getting a lot of extra news coverage – which typically hurts retailers. And secondly, they just got caught "possibly" cheating the ...More

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Avatar 21popsontop (66.97) Submitted: 2/03/10 11:43 AM : Underperform Start Price: $101.78 GWW Score: -0.77

Buy $102!? I think I'll pass and watch it go back down around the $40 range and if it's business holds together then I'll consider around the $10 to $15 range,as it could do ok over time from that level,but from here Down Down Down we go and where she stops only granny ma shall know.

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Avatar rufianno (94.77) Submitted: 12/17/09 6:48 PM : Outperform Start Price: $96.75 GWW Score: 6.33

BUY AND HOLD

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Avatar JohanHansen (72.80) Submitted: 12/11/09 2:11 PM : Outperform Start Price: $97.59 GWW Score: 6.28

Star10aaa & MystFund10%x

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Avatar wofaintagain (< 20) Submitted: 11/05/09 7:36 PM : Underperform Start Price: $95.74 GWW Score: -3.82

overvalued

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Avatar baselineace (< 20) Submitted: 11/05/09 12:57 PM : Outperform Start Price: $95.43 GWW Score: 4.44

I am kicking myself for not buying this sooner!

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