Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC Buys New Position in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 328 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $286,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of GHC. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Graham by 55.0% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 31 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV grew its holdings in Graham by 36.5% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 142 shares of the company's stock valued at $124,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Graham by 44.0% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 144 shares of the company's stock valued at $126,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. raised its holdings in Graham by 30.0% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 182 shares of the company's stock valued at $159,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GeoWealth Management LLC bought a new position in Graham during the 4th quarter valued at $197,000. 93.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Graham Stock Performance

NYSE GHC traded up $8.14 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $963.49. The company's stock had a trading volume of 29,230 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,755. The stock has a market cap of $4.18 billion, a PE ratio of 18.87 and a beta of 0.91. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $933.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $915.16. Graham Holdings has a 52 week low of $683.00 and a 52 week high of $1,003.53. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Graham (NYSE:GHC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $11.64 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $11.29 by $0.35. Graham had a return on equity of 5.79% and a net margin of 4.86%. The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion.

Graham Announces Dividend

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

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.