Captrust Financial Advisors Takes $2.08 Million Position in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Captrust Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 2,388 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,082,000. Captrust Financial Advisors owned 0.06% of Graham as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in Graham by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,311 shares of the company's stock worth $8,344,000 after acquiring an additional 819 shares during the period. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Graham in the fourth quarter worth $437,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Graham in the fourth quarter worth $635,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in Graham by 19.3% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 2,372 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,068,000 after buying an additional 384 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in Graham by 188.2% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 588 shares of the company's stock worth $513,000 after buying an additional 384 shares in the last quarter. 93.16% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com cut Graham from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd.

Graham Price Performance

Graham stock traded down $1.98 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $959.58. 20,077 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,723. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $936.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $923.57. The stock has a market cap of $4.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.79 and a beta of 0.91. Graham Holdings has a one year low of $683.00 and a one year high of $1,015.00. 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 (NYSE:GHC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $11.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $11.29 by $0.35. The company had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. Graham had a net margin of 4.86% and a return on equity of 5.79%.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 17th will be paid a $1.80 dividend. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 17th. Graham's dividend payout ratio is currently 5.05%.

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.