109 Shares in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) Bought by Headlands Technologies LLC

Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 109 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $76,000.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. increased its position in shares of Graham by 22.3% during the 4th quarter. GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. now owns 1,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,277,000 after purchasing an additional 334 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in shares of Graham by 69.2% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,824 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,400,000 after acquiring an additional 746 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Graham during the 1st quarter valued at $5,256,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Graham by 5.9% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 371,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $284,990,000 after acquiring an additional 20,629 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Graham in the first quarter worth $857,000. 62.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Graham from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th.

Graham Price Performance

Shares of GHC stock opened at $784.71 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.01 and a beta of 1.11. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $757.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $738.72. Graham Holdings has a one year low of $563.39 and a one year high of $822.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.34.

Graham (NYSE:GHC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 31st. The company reported $12.70 EPS for the quarter. Graham had a return on equity of 5.22% and a net margin of 2.89%. The company had revenue of $1.19 billion for the quarter.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 17th will be paid a $1.72 dividend. This represents a $6.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 17th. Graham’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 11.41%.

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.