Q1 Earnings Estimate for LOPE Issued By Barrington Research

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOPE) – Analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Grand Canyon Education in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris anticipates that the company will earn $2.51 per share for the quarter. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $205.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Grand Canyon Education’s current full-year earnings is $8.81 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Grand Canyon Education’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.57 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of Grand Canyon Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Grand Canyon Education from $170.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Grand Canyon Education from $181.00 to $202.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday.

Grand Canyon Education Stock Down 3.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:LOPE opened at $181.70 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $5.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.74. Grand Canyon Education has a fifty-two week low of $126.17 and a fifty-two week high of $192.18. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $170.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $155.40.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.93 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $292.57 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $289.62 million. Grand Canyon Education had a net margin of 21.90% and a return on equity of 30.91%.

Insider Transactions at Grand Canyon Education

In other news, CTO Dilek Marsh sold 1,500 shares of Grand Canyon Education stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.07, for a total value of $249,105.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 21,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,516,366.18. The trade was a 6.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Grand Canyon Education

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Creative Planning grew its stake in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 2.4% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 4,723 shares of the company’s stock valued at $670,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Grand Canyon Education by 138.7% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,000 after purchasing an additional 843 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 9.8% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 66,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,385,000 after purchasing an additional 5,902 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 14,085.2% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 21,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,980,000 after buying an additional 20,987 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Riverwater Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 134.3% during the third quarter. Riverwater Partners LLC now owns 29,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,175,000 after buying an additional 16,985 shares in the last quarter. 94.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Grand Canyon Education

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.