Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Makes New $529,000 Investment in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC acquired a new stake in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 759 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $529,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Graham in the fourth quarter valued at $77,000. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in Graham by 26.2% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 260 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Janiczek Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Graham by 10.9% during the fourth quarter. Janiczek Wealth Management LLC now owns 286 shares of the company’s stock worth $199,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the period. First United Bank & Trust acquired a new position in shares of Graham in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $224,000. Finally, Palisade Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Graham during the fourth quarter worth approximately $231,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.54% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Graham

In other news, Director Katharine Weymouth sold 556 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $712.99, for a total value of $396,422.44. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 1,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,420,989.07. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 20.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Graham Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE:GHC opened at $748.06 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $738.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $702.51. The company has a market capitalization of $3.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.40 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.31. Graham Holdings has a 1 year low of $551.36 and a 1 year high of $778.84.

Graham (NYSE:GHC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The company reported $11.24 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.15 billion during the quarter. Graham had a net margin of 6.12% and a return on equity of 5.39%.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 18th will be paid a $1.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 18th. This represents a $6.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.92%. Graham’s payout ratio is 11.41%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com raised Graham from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 16th.

Graham 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.