Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.500-2.520 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.480. The company issued revenue guidance of $286.5 million-$287.5 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $284.0 million. Grand Canyon Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.430-8.820 EPS.

Grand Canyon Education Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ LOPE traded down $1.27 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $186.01. The stock had a trading volume of 47,308 shares, compared to its average volume of 147,035. The firm has a market cap of $5.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.03, a PEG 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 has a 50-day moving average of $170.74 and a 200-day moving average of $155.40.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.93 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $292.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $289.62 million. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 30.91% and a net margin of 21.90%. On average, equities analysts predict that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.81 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LOPE has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Grand Canyon Education from $170.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Barrington Research increased their price objective on Grand Canyon Education from $180.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Grand Canyon Education from $152.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Grand Canyon Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CTO Dilek Marsh sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.07, for a total value of $249,105.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 21,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,516,366.18. This trade represents a 6.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.