Vanguard Group Inc. Sells 3,786 Shares of Graham Holdings Company $GHC

Vanguard Group Inc. trimmed its holdings in Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 1.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 331,845 shares of the company's stock after selling 3,786 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 7.65% of Graham worth $318,857,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Spire Wealth Management grew its stake in Graham by 333.3% during the 1st quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 26 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Graham by 216.7% during the 1st quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 38 shares of the company's stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ acquired a new position in shares of Graham during the 1st quarter valued at about $40,000. CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of Graham by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 42 shares of the company's stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. acquired a new stake in Graham in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $43,000. 93.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Graham Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of Graham stock traded down $3.3750 during trading on Thursday, reaching $1,064.5950. The stock had a trading volume of 25,353 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,138. Graham Holdings Company has a 52 week low of $724.69 and a 52 week high of $1,081.92. The company has a market capitalization of $4.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.83 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $955.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $946.41.

Graham (NYSE:GHC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $14.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $10.15 by $4.18. The firm had revenue of $1.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.18 billion. Graham had a return on equity of 6.79% and a net margin of 14.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Graham 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.