Roundview Capital LLC Sells 559 Shares of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC)

Roundview Capital LLC reduced its stake in Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 20.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,158 shares of the company's stock after selling 559 shares during the quarter. Roundview Capital LLC's holdings in Graham were worth $2,074,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in GHC. Xponance Inc. boosted its position in shares of Graham by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 469 shares of the company's stock worth $409,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its position in Graham by 82.4% in the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 3,755 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,274,000 after acquiring an additional 1,696 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in Graham in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $496,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in Graham in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,569,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC bought a new position in Graham in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $8,726,000. 93.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Graham Stock Performance

GHC traded down $10.40 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $901.79. 28,775 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 41,316. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.32 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The company's fifty day moving average price is $939.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $934.19. Graham Holdings Company has a 52-week low of $691.41 and a 52-week high of $1,015.00.

Graham (NYSE:GHC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $11.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $11.29 by $0.35. The business had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. Graham had a net margin of 12.99% and a return on equity of 6.80%.

Graham Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 17th will be paid a $1.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 17th. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.80%. Graham's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 5.05%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.