Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.280-1.360 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $236.5 million-$240.5 million. Grand Canyon Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.430-8.820 EPS.

Grand Canyon Education Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LOPE traded down $1.50 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $184.02. 404,268 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 139,021. Grand Canyon Education has a twelve month low of $126.17 and a twelve month high of $185.66. The company has a market cap of $5.36 billion, a PE ratio of 24.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.74. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $170.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $154.97.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.93 by $0.02. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 31.01% and a net margin of 22.09%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on LOPE. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $180.00 target price on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a report on Monday, January 27th. StockNews.com downgraded Grand Canyon Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Grand Canyon Education from $152.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Grand Canyon Education from $170.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th.

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 completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 21,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,516,366.18. This trade represents a 6.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Grand Canyon Education Company Profile

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.