WINTON GROUP Ltd Lowers Position in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

WINTON GROUP Ltd lowered its stake in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) by 40.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,918 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,327 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Graham were worth $1,672,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Graham in the 3rd quarter worth $453,000. Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Graham by 9.0% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 631 shares of the company’s stock worth $519,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Graham by 558.3% in the 3rd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 79 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Graham by 358.3% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,916,000 after purchasing an additional 3,726 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Graham by 37.0% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 899 shares of the company’s stock worth $739,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.16% of the company’s stock.

Graham Trading Down 0.1 %

NYSE GHC opened at $971.97 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.03 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.57. Graham Holdings has a one year low of $683.00 and a one year high of $993.49. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $939.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $888.20.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a $1.80 dividend. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. Graham’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4.37%.

Insider Activity at Graham

In other Graham news, CAO Marcel A. Snyman sold 159 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $881.30, for a total value of $140,126.70. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 442 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $389,534.60. This trade represents a 26.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 20.50% of the company’s stock.

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.