Graham (GHC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Graham Holdings Company is a diversified American holding company formerly known as The Washington Post Company. The company changed its name in 2013 after the sale of the newspaper publishing business to Jeff Bezos. Today, Graham Holdings operates a portfolio of businesses across education, media, healthcare, automotive, manufacturing and other industries.

Its largest business is Kaplan, a provider of educational services, professional training and test preparation. Graham Holdings also owns Graham Media Group, which operates local television stations in several U.S. markets, as well as digital media and other communications businesses. Its healthcare operations include home health, hospice and related services, while its automotive businesses operate dealerships and provide vehicle sales and services.

The company also has interests in manufacturing, restaurants and other specialized businesses. Graham Holdings is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, and serves customers primarily in the United States, with Kaplan maintaining an international presence through certain education and training programs. Donald E. Graham serves as chairman, and Timothy J. O’Shaughnessy is president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1,176.70 to $1,215.82
• 50-Day Range: $1,098.74 to $1,239.88
• 52-Week Range: $990.09 to $1,262.34
• Volume: 30,645 shs
• Average Volume: 25,186 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.94
• Dividend Yield: 0.62%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Graham Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Graham scored higher than 40% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 351st out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Consensus Rating

Graham has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Graham has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Graham is 18.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.63.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Graham is 18.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 24.63.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Graham has a P/B Ratio of 1.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.12% of the float of Graham has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Graham has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.45.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Graham has recently increased by 4.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Graham has a dividend yield of 0.64%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Graham has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Graham is 6.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Graham has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Graham this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for GHC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Graham insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

18.58% of the stock of Graham is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.16% of the stock of Graham is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/6 Dividend: 7/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/6 Dividend: 7/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 11/5 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/5 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/29/2026
• Today: 11/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Education Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GHC
• CIK: 104889
• Web: www.ghco.com
• Phone: (703) 345-6300
• Fax: 202-334-4536
• Employees: 19,920
• Year Founded: 1947

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $113.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $292.29 million
• Net Margins: 10.69%
• Pretax Margin: 14.08%
• Return on Equity: 5.73%
• Return on Assets: 3.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 1.86
• Quick Ratio: 1.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.91 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.04
• Cash Flow: $97.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.41
• Book Value: $1,106.95 per share
• Price / Book: 1.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 4,230,000
• Free Float: 3,448,000
• Market Cap: $5.10 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.70