W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW)

matthewfastred (< 20) Submitted: 8/6/2008 3:28:46 AM : Start Price: $81.76 GWW Score: +130.68

Great market and strong dividend. The EPS for this stock is solid and some growth ahead.

Jepiersol (< 20) Submitted: 6/20/2008 6:50:08 PM : Start Price: $81.02 GWW Score: +136.14

Grainger's sales have been awesome YTD even though most industrial sectors have seen otherwise. Fastenal can't provide the value-added services that Grainger provides. The only real threat for Grainger in most markets is MSCdirect and McMaster-Carr; however, Grainger is holding their own.

Sales for June and July should be outstanding due to recent flooding in the Midwest.

Once the stock hits $98, bail and move on.

GSC516 (20.89) Submitted: 4/20/2008 7:40:39 AM : Start Price: $80.62 GWW Score: +141.46

GOOD Company GREAT STOCK

jbuell217 (69.86) Submitted: 4/3/2008 1:19:56 PM : Start Price: $71.71 GWW Score: +165.39

This company supplies repair and maintenance parts to industrial and commerical facilities. I work for a privately held competitor. This sector is very good at weathering recession. You always have to fix the elevators, regardless of where the stock market is.

InvalidUserID (86.65) Submitted: 3/22/2008 3:07:39 PM : Start Price: $72.89 GWW Score: +163.25

The big Grainger machine keeps expanding both globally (China & Mexico) as well as domestically by adding locations and upgrading existing ones. Broad product offering to a broad range of customers such as contractors, local governments and other businesses.

Strong dividend grower to boot, may take a while to get back to the $100 range but should get there sooner than later.

cjsybil (< 20) Submitted: 3/13/2008 8:37:55 PM : Start Price: $68.56 GWW Score: +179.12

Solid company with conservative management. Growth in Asia will help stabalize any weakness in the US economy.

TommyTechnology (< 20) Submitted: 2/21/2008 3:20:19 PM : Start Price: $68.86 GWW Score: -179.24

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 Government, which - odds are high - will give them some kind of grief during the next year more than likely.

panrainbow (< 20) Submitted: 9/23/2007 10:22:44 AM : Start Price: $83.52 GWW Score: +141.36

Just keeps on plugging.

Texicaniraq (86.17) Submitted: 8/20/2007 10:46:18 AM : Start Price: $78.97 GWW Score: +149.44

The supply chain giant world wide!

PSUPete (56.62) Submitted: 7/16/2007 6:57:10 AM : Start Price: $89.04 GWW Score: +128.04

Bought @ $41 in 5/2003. Simple business model, excellent management team and good execution of business strategy.

iamamartin (98.68) Submitted: 4/1/2007 10:02:03 PM : Start Price: $70.12 GWW Score: +178.30

Grainger's catalog is a staple in every University research department around the country. If you need an odd "bit" or doo-hickey, the first place your tech boys/gals look is likely to be Graingers.

Doesn't look there's anyone out there to challenge them yet.