Graham (NYSE:GHC) Downgraded by StockNews.com

StockNews.com downgraded shares of Graham (NYSE:GHC) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Wednesday morning.

Graham Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GHC opened at $731.40 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $750.13 and its 200-day simple moving average is $736.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.61. Graham has a 52 week low of $563.39 and a 52 week high of $822.18. The firm has a market cap of $3.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.11.

Graham (NYSE:GHC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The company reported $12.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Graham had a return on equity of 5.22% and a net margin of 2.89%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GHC. GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. increased its stake in shares of Graham by 22.3% in the fourth quarter. GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. now owns 1,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,277,000 after purchasing an additional 334 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Graham by 69.2% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,824 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,400,000 after buying an additional 746 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC bought a new position in Graham in the 1st quarter worth approximately $5,256,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Graham by 5.9% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 371,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,990,000 after buying an additional 20,629 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Graham in the first quarter valued at approximately $857,000. Institutional investors own 62.54% of the company’s stock.

About Graham

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.