SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 852 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 264 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC's holdings in Graham were worth $819,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Graham by 55.0% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 31 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of Graham by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 623 shares of the company's stock worth $543,000 after acquiring an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. Xponance Inc. boosted its position in shares of Graham by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 469 shares of the company's stock worth $409,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Graham by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,238 shares of the company's stock worth $1,951,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.16% of the company's stock.
Graham Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:GHC opened at $955.73 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 1.62. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $941.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $929.56. Graham Holdings Company has a fifty-two week low of $683.00 and a fifty-two week high of $1,015.00. The firm has a market cap of $4.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.70 and a beta of 0.93.
Graham (NYSE:GHC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $11.64 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $11.29 by $0.35. Graham had a net margin of 12.99% and a return on equity of 6.80%. The business had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion.
Graham Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 17th will be given a dividend of $1.80 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 17th. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.75%. Graham's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.05%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Graham from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd.
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Graham 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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