Swiss National Bank Reduces Stock Holdings in Grand Canyon Education, Inc. $LOPE

Swiss National Bank decreased its stake in Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOPE - Free Report) by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 54,900 shares of the company's stock after selling 1,600 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned 0.20% of Grand Canyon Education worth $10,376,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 16,216 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,806,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in Grand Canyon Education in the first quarter valued at $720,000. Vestcor Inc raised its holdings in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 31.4% in the first quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 8,037 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,391,000 after buying an additional 1,919 shares during the last quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Grand Canyon Education during the first quarter worth about $75,000. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 12.3% during the first quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 11,773 shares of the company's stock worth $2,037,000 after buying an additional 1,289 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.17% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on LOPE shares. Zacks Research downgraded Grand Canyon Education from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a research note on Monday. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Grand Canyon Education from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $220.00.

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Grand Canyon Education Price Performance

Grand Canyon Education stock opened at $157.61 on Friday. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $193.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $191.43. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. has a 1-year low of $153.82 and a 1-year high of $223.04. The company has a market cap of $4.41 billion, a PE ratio of 19.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.74.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.78. The company had revenue of $261.14 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $259.97 million. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 31.50% and a net margin of 22.15%.Grand Canyon Education's quarterly revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.48 earnings per share. Grand Canyon Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at 9.020-9.13 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 3.130-3.240 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Grand Canyon Education, Inc. will post 8.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Grand Canyon Education 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.

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