Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) Stake Increased by Russell Investments Group Ltd.

Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 865.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 473 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 424 shares during the quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd.'s holdings in Graham were worth $412,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. MML Investors Services LLC acquired a new stake in Graham during the 3rd quarter valued at $203,000. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in Graham by 32.4% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 13,601 shares of the company's stock worth $11,176,000 after acquiring an additional 3,327 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of Graham by 8.6% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,311 shares of the company's stock worth $8,344,000 after buying an additional 819 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Graham by 10.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,128 shares of the company's stock worth $17,361,000 after buying an additional 1,941 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Miracle Mile Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Graham in the 4th quarter worth about $437,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.16% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com lowered Graham from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd.

Graham Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:GHC traded down $12.04 on Tuesday, reaching $910.73. 2,949 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,374. Graham Holdings has a fifty-two week low of $683.00 and a fifty-two week high of $1,003.53. The company's 50 day moving average is $934.90 and its 200-day moving average is $910.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.95 billion, a PE ratio of 17.88 and a beta of 0.92. 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 Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a dividend of $1.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.79%. Graham's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.37%.

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.