Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Sells 6,246 Shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP decreased its position in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 2.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 278,002 shares of the company's stock after selling 6,246 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 6.41% of Graham worth $242,396,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Forum Financial Management LP acquired a new stake in Graham in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,517,000. GeoWealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Graham during the fourth quarter worth about $197,000. GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. raised its position in shares of Graham by 565.2% during the fourth quarter. GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. now owns 2,122 shares of the company's stock worth $1,850,000 after acquiring an additional 1,803 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Graham during the fourth quarter worth about $697,000. Finally, Bridgewater Associates LP increased its holdings in Graham by 61.4% in the fourth quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 6,477 shares of the company's stock worth $5,647,000 after purchasing an additional 2,465 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.16% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded Graham from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday.

Graham Trading Down 0.3 %

GHC stock traded down $2.45 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $915.29. The company's stock had a trading volume of 19,322 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,405. The company has a market cap of $3.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.92 and a beta of 0.92. Graham Holdings has a 12 month low of $683.00 and a 12 month high of $1,003.53. The business's 50 day moving average price is $935.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $910.02. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a dividend of $1.80 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.79%. Graham's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.37%.

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.