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Ground Swell Capital LLC Takes $375,000 Position in Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC)

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Key Points

  • Ground Swell Capital LLC has acquired 390 shares of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC), valued at approximately $375,000, during the first quarter.
  • Multiple institutional investors have significantly increased their holdings in Graham, with Spire Wealth Management raising its stake by 333.3%.
  • Graham Holdings reported strong quarterly earnings, with an EPS of $14.33, surpassing analysts' expectations and contributing to a market capitalization of $4.63 billion.
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Ground Swell Capital LLC purchased a new position in Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 390 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $375,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Spire Wealth Management grew its stake in Graham by 333.3% during the 1st quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 26 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Graham by 216.7% during the 1st quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 38 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC grew its stake in Graham by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 42 shares of the company's stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ purchased a new stake in Graham during the 1st quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new stake in Graham during the 1st quarter valued at about $43,000. 93.16% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded Graham from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd.

Read Our Latest Analysis on Graham

Graham Stock Performance

Graham stock traded up $1.42 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $1,065.39. 42,870 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 41,795. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $948.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $943.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.84 and a beta of 0.88. Graham Holdings Company has a 1 year low of $724.69 and a 1 year high of $1,070.93.

Graham (NYSE:GHC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $14.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $10.15 by $4.18. The business had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.18 billion. Graham had a return on equity of 6.79% and a net margin of 14.10%.

Graham Company Profile

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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.

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