Voya Investment Management LLC Acquires 1,192 Shares of Graham Holdings Company $GHC

Key Points

• Voya Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Graham Holdings Company by 29.3% during the first quarter, bringing its total ownership to approximately 0.12% of the company, valued at $5,055,000.
• Graham Holdings Company recently reported an EPS of $14.33 for the latest quarter, significantly exceeding the consensus estimate of $10.15.
• The company has announced a quarterly dividend of $1.80 per share, with the dividend to be paid on November 6th to investors on record as of October 16th.

Voya Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 29.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,261 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,192 shares during the quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC owned about 0.12% of Graham worth $5,055,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Graham by 50.4% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 58,729 shares of the company's stock worth $55,851,000 after purchasing an additional 19,690 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in Graham by 0.4% during the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 30,838 shares of the company's stock worth $29,631,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Graham by 5.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 27,167 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,104,000 after purchasing an additional 1,448 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Graham by 9.3% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 21,677 shares of the company's stock valued at $20,829,000 after purchasing an additional 1,849 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Graham by 128,013.3% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 19,217 shares of the company's stock valued at $18,465,000 after acquiring an additional 19,202 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.16% of the company's stock.

Graham Price Performance

Graham stock traded down $12.08 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $1,147.82. 124,410 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 36,154. The company has a market cap of $5.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.37 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Graham Holdings Company has a twelve month low of $770.06 and a twelve month high of $1,200.00. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $1,031.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $972.48.

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

Graham Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.80 per share. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 16th. Graham's payout ratio is presently 4.62%.

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.