Graham (NYSE:GHC) Stock Rating Lowered by StockNews.com

Graham (NYSE:GHC) was downgraded by stock analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Tuesday.

Graham Price Performance

GHC opened at $695.12 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $727.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $675.91. The firm has a market cap of $3.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 1.11. Graham has a twelve month low of $551.36 and a twelve month high of $771.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Graham (NYSE:GHC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 23rd. The company reported $10.94 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter. Graham had a net margin of 4.65% and a return on equity of 5.23%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Graham

In other Graham news, Director Katharine Weymouth sold 556 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $712.99, for a total transaction of $396,422.44. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,420,989.07. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 32.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Raymond James & Associates lifted its position in shares of Graham by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 1,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $618,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Graham by 155.6% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $869,000 after buying an additional 865 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Graham by 35.5% in the 1st quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 4,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,751,000 after buying an additional 1,179 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its position in shares of Graham by 10.5% in the 1st quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 1,462 shares of the company’s stock worth $894,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can lifted its position in shares of Graham by 9.4% in the 1st quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can now owns 2,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,380,000 after buying an additional 189 shares during the last quarter. 62.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Graham Company Profile

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.