Nomura Holdings Inc. Acquires Shares of 446 Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 446 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $389,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in GHC. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Graham during the fourth quarter worth about $26,773,000. LPL Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Graham during the fourth quarter worth about $8,726,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Graham during the fourth quarter worth about $8,157,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in Graham by 84.3% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 18,837 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,424,000 after purchasing an additional 8,615 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Graham by 12.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 44,473 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,777,000 after purchasing an additional 4,988 shares in the last quarter. 93.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Graham Stock Up 1.3%

GHC traded up $11.83 on Tuesday, reaching $933.25. The company's stock had a trading volume of 30,160 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,856. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $937.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $927.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company has a market capitalization of $4.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 0.91. Graham Holdings has a fifty-two week low of $683.00 and a fifty-two week high of $1,015.00.

Graham (NYSE:GHC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $11.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $11.29 by $0.35. The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. Graham had a return on equity of 5.79% and a net margin of 4.86%.

Graham Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 17th. Graham's dividend payout ratio is currently 5.05%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Graham Company 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.