UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Has $5.71 Million Stock Position in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 22.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,551 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,199 shares during the quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC owned 0.15% of Graham worth $5,712,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of GHC. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in Graham by 12.6% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 44,473 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,777,000 after buying an additional 4,988 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Graham in the fourth quarter worth about $26,773,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Graham by 16.5% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 24,623 shares of the company's stock worth $21,469,000 after purchasing an additional 3,495 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in shares of Graham by 84.3% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 18,837 shares of the company's stock worth $16,424,000 after buying an additional 8,615 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of Graham by 12.2% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 15,262 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,307,000 after purchasing an additional 1,661 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.16% of the company's stock.

Graham Stock Performance

Shares of Graham stock traded up $2.98 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $960.36. The company had a trading volume of 49,565 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,222. Graham Holdings has a 1-year low of $683.00 and a 1-year high of $1,015.00. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $935.85 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $928.46. The stock has a market cap of $4.19 billion, a PE ratio of 18.80 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.34.

Graham (NYSE:GHC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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. Graham had a net margin of 4.86% and a return on equity of 5.79%. The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion.

Graham Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 17th will be given a dividend of $1.80 per share. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 17th. Graham's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 5.05%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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