XTX Topco Ltd Sells 381 Shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

XTX Topco Ltd trimmed its holdings in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 53.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 328 shares of the company's stock after selling 381 shares during the quarter. XTX Topco Ltd's holdings in Graham were worth $286,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Graham by 55.0% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 31 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 11 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its position in shares of Graham by 36.5% in 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 during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Graham by 44.0% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 144 shares of the company's stock valued at $126,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of Graham by 30.0% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 182 shares of the company's stock valued at $159,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Graham in the 4th quarter valued at $204,000. 93.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Graham Stock Down 0.9 %

NYSE GHC traded down $8.59 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $918.72. 29,232 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 17,471. Graham Holdings has a fifty-two week low of $683.00 and a fifty-two week high of $1,003.53. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $934.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $911.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.99 billion, a PE ratio of 17.99 and a beta of 0.92.

Graham (NYSE:GHC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $11.64 earnings per share 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%.

Graham Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a $1.80 dividend. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. Graham's payout ratio is 4.37%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.