Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.500-2.520 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.480. The company issued revenue guidance of $286.5 million-$287.5 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $284.0 million. Grand Canyon Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.430-8.820 EPS.

Grand Canyon Education Price Performance

Grand Canyon Education stock traded down $1.27 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $186.01. 47,308 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 147,035. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $170.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $155.40. The company has a market capitalization of $5.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.03, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.74. Grand Canyon Education has a 12-month low of $126.17 and a 12-month high of $192.18.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.93 by $0.02. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 30.91% and a net margin of 21.90%. The firm had revenue of $292.57 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $289.62 million. Equities research analysts predict that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.81 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on LOPE. Barrington Research boosted their price objective on Grand Canyon Education from $180.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. StockNews.com cut Grand Canyon Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Grand Canyon Education from $152.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Grand Canyon Education from $170.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th.

Insider Transactions at Grand Canyon Education

In related news, CTO Dilek Marsh sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.07, for a total value of $249,105.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 21,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,516,366.18. The trade was a 6.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Grand Canyon Education Company Profile

Grand Canyon Education, Inc provides education services to colleges and universities in the United States. It offers technology services, including learning management system, internal administration, infrastructure, and support services; academic services, such as program and curriculum, faculty and related training and development, class scheduling, and skills and simulation lab sites; and counseling services and support services comprising admission, financial aid, and field experience and other counseling services.