Graham (NYSE:GHC) Rating Lowered to Hold at StockNews.com

StockNews.com lowered shares of Graham (NYSE:GHC) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Wednesday.

Graham Trading Down 3.0 %

Graham stock opened at $731.40 on Wednesday. Graham has a 12 month low of $563.39 and a 12 month high of $822.18. The stock has a market cap of $3.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.11. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $750.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $736.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Graham (NYSE:GHC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The company reported $12.70 EPS for the quarter. Graham had a return on equity of 5.22% and a net margin of 2.89%.

Institutional Trading of Graham

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Graham during the second quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Whittier Trust Co. bought a new position in shares of Graham during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $70,000. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Graham in the 4th quarter valued at $73,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in Graham in the second quarter valued at $76,000. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Graham in the fourth quarter valued at $77,000. Institutional investors own 62.54% of the company’s stock.

About Graham

Graham Holdings Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified education and media company in the United States and internationally. It provides test preparation services and materials; professional training and exam preparation for professional certifications and licensures; and non-academic operations support services to the Purdue University Global; operations support services for online courses and programs; training and test preparation services for accounting and financial services professionals; English-language training, academic preparation programs, and test preparation for English proficiency exams; and A-level examination preparation services, as well as operates colleges, business school, higher education institution, and an online learning institution.