Yousif Capital Management LLC Sells 66 Shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Yousif Capital Management LLC lowered its holdings in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) by 5.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,193 shares of the company’s stock after selling 66 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Graham were worth $1,040,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of GHC. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Graham during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $168,000. Creative Planning grew its position in Graham by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 3,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,814,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Graham during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $189,000. Autumn Glory Partners LLC grew its position in Graham by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Autumn Glory Partners LLC now owns 4,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,568,000 after purchasing an additional 2,171 shares during the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Graham by 13.9% in the 3rd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $574,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.16% of the company’s stock.

Graham Stock Up 0.3 %

GHC stock opened at $959.14 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $904.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $848.91. The company has a market capitalization of $4.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.78 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.34. Graham Holdings has a 12 month low of $683.00 and a 12 month high of $974.00.

Graham Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a $1.80 dividend. This is an increase from Graham’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.72. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd. Graham’s dividend payout ratio is 14.10%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Marcel A. Snyman sold 159 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $881.30, for a total value of $140,126.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 442 shares in the company, valued at $389,534.60. The trade was a 26.46 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 20.50% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Graham from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th.

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.