NASDAQ:LOPEGrand Canyon Education Stock Price, Forecast & News

Grand Canyon Education's stock was trading at $75.23 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LOPE stock has increased by 29.7% and is now trading at $97.59. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Grand Canyon Education in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Grand Canyon Education.

Grand Canyon Education is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Grand Canyon Education.

Grand Canyon Education Inc (NASDAQ:LOPE) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 7th. The company reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.03. The firm earned $221.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $220.44 million. Grand Canyon Education had a net margin of 32.04% and a return on equity of 18.85%. The company's revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.62 earnings per share. View Grand Canyon Education's earnings history.

Grand Canyon Education issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 7th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.89 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.88. The company issued revenue guidance of $179.7 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $179.67 million.

3 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Grand Canyon Education's stock. Their forecasts range from $102.00 to $111.00. On average, they anticipate Grand Canyon Education's share price to reach $107.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 10.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Grand Canyon Education.

Media coverage about LOPE stock has trended very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Grand Canyon Education earned a news sentiment score of -3.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutGrand Canyon Education.

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Grand Canyon Education trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LOPE."

Grand Canyon Education's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Capital World Investors (9.67%), BlackRock Inc. (8.91%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (8.65%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (3.58%), Van Berkom & Associates Inc. (3.35%) and Handelsbanken Fonder AB (2.67%). Company insiders that own Grand Canyon Education stock include Brian E Mueller, Daniel E Bachus, Dilek Marsh, Joseph N Mildenhall and William Stan Meyer. View institutional ownership trends for Grand Canyon Education.

LOPE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Alliancebernstein L.P., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, and Capital World Investors. Company insiders that have sold Grand Canyon Education company stock in the last year include Brian E Mueller, Daniel E Bachus, Dilek Marsh, and Joseph N Mildenhall. View insider buying and selling activity for Grand Canyon Education.

LOPE stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including William Blair Investment Management LLC, Park West Asset Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Van Berkom & Associates Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, Two Sigma Investments LP, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, and Assenagon Asset Management S.A.. View insider buying and selling activity for Grand Canyon Education.

Shares of LOPE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of LOPE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $97.59.

Grand Canyon Education has a market capitalization of $4.62 billion and generates $778.64 million in revenue each year. The company earns $259.17 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.58 on an earnings per share basis. Grand Canyon Education employs 4,350 workers across the globe.

The official website for Grand Canyon Education is www.gce.com.

Grand Canyon Education's mailing address is 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ, 85017. The company can be reached via phone at 602-247-4400.