SG Americas Securities LLC Purchases 264 Shares of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC)

SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 44.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 852 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 264 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC's holdings in Graham were worth $819,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC lifted its position in Graham by 3.2% during the first quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 517 shares of the company's stock worth $497,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the period. Vest Financial LLC bought a new stake in Graham during the first quarter worth about $812,000. Summit Global Investments lifted its position in Graham by 20.6% during the first quarter. Summit Global Investments now owns 1,175 shares of the company's stock worth $1,129,000 after purchasing an additional 201 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Graham by 128,013.3% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 19,217 shares of the company's stock worth $18,465,000 after purchasing an additional 19,202 shares during the period. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP acquired a new position in Graham during the fourth quarter worth about $1,517,000. Institutional investors own 93.16% of the company's stock.

Graham Price Performance

NYSE GHC traded up $16.58 during trading on Monday, hitting $967.19. 62,401 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 20,314. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The company has a market cap of $4.22 billion, a PE ratio of 6.78 and a beta of 0.93. Graham Holdings Company has a fifty-two week low of $683.00 and a fifty-two week high of $1,015.00. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $943.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $929.49.

Graham (NYSE:GHC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $11.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 6.80% and a net margin of 12.99%.

Graham Announces Dividend

The company 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. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 17th. Graham's dividend payout ratio is currently 5.05%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded Graham from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note 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.