Southeastern Asset Management Inc. TN Has $51.50 Million Stock Holdings in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Southeastern Asset Management Inc. TN decreased its holdings in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 18.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 59,059 shares of the company's stock after selling 13,747 shares during the quarter. Graham makes up 2.4% of Southeastern Asset Management Inc. TN's holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Southeastern Asset Management Inc. TN owned about 1.36% of Graham worth $51,495,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of GHC. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in Graham by 55.0% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 31 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 11 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp increased its position in 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 period. Xponance Inc. raised its stake in Graham by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 469 shares of the company's stock worth $409,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of Graham by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,238 shares of the company's stock worth $1,951,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its holdings in shares of Graham by 36.5% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 142 shares of the company's stock worth $124,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. 93.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Graham Price Performance

Shares of GHC traded down $20.04 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $937.24. 11,794 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 17,710. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. Graham Holdings has a fifty-two week low of $683.00 and a fifty-two week high of $1,015.00. The company has a market cap of $4.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.35 and a beta of 0.91. The firm's fifty day moving average is $939.70 and its 200 day moving average is $926.92.

Graham (NYSE:GHC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $11.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 17th will be paid a dividend of $1.80 per share. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 17th. Graham's payout ratio is presently 5.05%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Graham from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report 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.