BMO Capital analyst R. Scott Graham lowered his price target on Grainger to $310 and kept his Market Perform rating, saying that while the company beat on Q1 earnings and affirmed FY19 guidance, the tone of the conference call was more "supportive of midpoint" of FY19 outlook and "perhaps a bit lower". The analyst cites slowing U.S. sales, potential peaking in pricing, and his expected flat operating margins for the rest of 2019. Graham also points to "poor" results from Grainger's Canada business and his expectations of business spending remaining "accelerated".