NASDAQ:LOPEGrand Canyon Education Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Grand Canyon Education Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $96.90 -0.54 (-0.55 %) (As of 05/26/2020 01:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$95.60Now: $96.90▼$97.4650-Day Range$71.26MA: $84.40▼$96.3252-Week Range$57.89Now: $96.90▼$132.72Volume16,670 shsAverage Volume475,537 shsMarket Capitalization$4.58 billionP/E Ratio18.15Dividend YieldN/ABeta0.59 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Grand Canyon Education, Inc. provides education services in the United States. It offers technology and academic, counseling and support, and marketing and communication services, as well as back office services, such as financial aid processing, accounting, reporting, tax, human resources, and procurement services to the Grand Canyon University. The company, through its subsidiary Orbis Education Services, LLC, provides support services for healthcare education programs in 17 universities. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingGrand Canyon Education has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $107.67, Grand Canyon Education has a potential upside of 11.1% from its current price of $96.90.Amount of Analyst CoverageGrand Canyon Education has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.7 Community Rank Outperform VotesGrand Canyon Education has received 468 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesGrand Canyon Education has received 414 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentGrand Canyon Education has received 53.06% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Grand Canyon Education and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe LOPE will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe LOPE will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldGrand Canyon Education does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthGrand Canyon Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Grand Canyon Education insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.80% of the stock of Grand Canyon Education is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions98.15% of the stock of Grand Canyon Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Grand Canyon Education are expected to grow by 14.42% in the coming year, from $5.34 to $6.11 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Grand Canyon Education is 18.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 13.92.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Grand Canyon Education is 18.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.23.Price to Earnings Growth RatioGrand Canyon Education has a PEG Ratio of 1.19. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioGrand Canyon Education has a P/B Ratio of 3.24. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.5Community Rank: 2.7Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.49 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Educational services Sub-IndustryEducation Services SectorConsumer Discretionary Current SymbolNASDAQ:LOPE Previous Symbol CUSIP38526M10 CIK1434588 Webwww.gce.com Phone602-247-4400Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.09 Current Ratio1.87 Quick Ratio1.87Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio18.15 Forward P/E Ratio18.15 P/E Growth1.19 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$778.64 million Price / Sales5.89 Cash Flow$6.24 per share Price / Cash Flow15.54 Book Value$29.93 per share Price / Book3.24Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.58 Net Income$259.17 million Net Margins32.04% Return on Equity18.85% Return on Assets15.40%Miscellaneous Employees4,350 Outstanding Shares47,310,000Market Cap$4.58 billion Next Earnings Date8/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable NASDAQ:LOPE Rates by TradingView Receive LOPE News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for LOPE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Frequently Asked Questions How has Grand Canyon Education's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? 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 28.8% and is now trading at $96.90. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Grand Canyon Education? 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. When is Grand Canyon Education's next earnings date? 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. How were Grand Canyon Education's earnings last quarter? Grand Canyon Education Inc (NASDAQ:LOPE) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 7th. The company reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.03. The firm earned $221.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $220.44 million. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 18.85% and a net margin of 32.04%. The company's revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.62 EPS. View Grand Canyon Education's earnings history. What guidance has Grand Canyon Education issued on next quarter's earnings? Grand Canyon Education issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 7th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.89 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.88. The company issued revenue guidance of $179.7 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $179.67 million. What price target have analysts set for LOPE? 3 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Grand Canyon Education's stock. Their forecasts range from $102.00 to $111.00. On average, they expect Grand Canyon Education's stock price to reach $107.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Grand Canyon Education. Has Grand Canyon Education been receiving favorable news coverage? Headlines about LOPE stock have trended negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Grand Canyon Education earned a coverage optimism score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutGrand Canyon Education. Are investors shorting Grand Canyon Education? Grand Canyon Education saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,890,000 shares, an increase of 10.7% from the March 31st total of 2,610,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 765,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.8 days. Currently, 6.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Grand Canyon Education's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Grand Canyon Education's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Grand Canyon Education include Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Strategic Education (STRA), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), K12 (LRN), American Public Education (APEI), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), National American University Holdngs (NAUH), Corinthian Colleges (COCOQ) and ITT Educational Services (ESINQ). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Grand Canyon Education own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Grand Canyon Education investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Arista Networks (ANET), Shopify (SHOP), Alibaba Group (BABA), Netflix (NFLX), Paypal (PYPL), Trade Desk (TTD), Mastercard (MA), Paycom Software (PAYC) and Square (SQ). Who are Grand Canyon Education's key executives? Grand Canyon Education's management team includes the following people: Mr. Brian E. Mueller, CEO, Pres & Chairman (Age 65)Mr. Daniel E. Bachus, Chief Financial Officer (Age 49)Mr. Joseph N. Mildenhall, Chief Information Officer (Age 65)Ms. Dilek Marsh, Chief Data OfficerVince Grell, Exec. VP of University Partnerships What is Grand Canyon Education's stock symbol? Grand Canyon Education trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LOPE." Who are Grand Canyon Education's major shareholders? Grand Canyon Education's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional 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. Which major investors are selling Grand Canyon Education stock? 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. Which major investors are buying Grand Canyon Education stock? LOPE stock was acquired 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. How do I buy shares of 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. What is Grand Canyon Education's stock price today? One share of LOPE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $96.90. How big of a company is Grand Canyon Education? Grand Canyon Education has a market capitalization of $4.58 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. What is Grand Canyon Education's official website? The official website for Grand Canyon Education is www.gce.com. How can I contact Grand Canyon Education? 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. This page was last updated on 5/26/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
