WINTON GROUP Ltd Decreases Stock Position in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

WINTON GROUP Ltd trimmed its position in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) by 40.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,918 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,327 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Graham were worth $1,672,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Graham during the fourth quarter valued at about $357,000. LPL Financial LLC purchased a new position in Graham in the fourth quarter valued at about $8,726,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new stake in Graham during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,569,000. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Graham during the 4th quarter worth approximately $496,000. Finally, Summit Global Investments acquired a new position in shares of Graham in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $849,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.16% of the company’s stock.

Graham Stock Down 0.1 %

GHC stock opened at $971.97 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $939.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $888.20. The company has a market capitalization of $4.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.03 and a beta of 1.12. Graham Holdings has a twelve month low of $683.00 and a twelve month high of $993.49.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a $1.80 dividend. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.74%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. Graham’s payout ratio is currently 4.37%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Marcel A. Snyman sold 159 shares of Graham stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $881.30, for a total value of $140,126.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 442 shares in the company, valued at approximately $389,534.60. This trade represents a 26.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 20.50% 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.