Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. is an education services company that provides technology, academic, operational and support services to postsecondary institutions. The company helps partner universities deliver traditional, online and hybrid degree programs, with services spanning student enrollment, counseling, marketing, curriculum development, faculty support, technology infrastructure and field-experience coordination.

Grand Canyon Education was established in 2003 and was historically associated with Grand Canyon University, a private university based in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2018, Grand Canyon University transitioned to nonprofit status, while Grand Canyon Education continued as a separate publicly traded company and entered into a long-term services agreement with the university.

The company primarily serves colleges and universities in the United States. Its platform is designed to help partner institutions expand academic offerings and support students through digital learning tools, administrative services and other functions across the student lifecycle. Grand Canyon Education is led by Brian E. Mueller, who has also served in leadership roles at Grand Canyon University.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $154.47 to $158.13
• 50-Day Range: $139.94 to $159.31
• 52-Week Range: $134.27 to $223.04
• Volume: 189,516 shs
• Average Volume: 311,175 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.82
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $161.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Grand Canyon Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Grand Canyon Education scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 338th out of 481 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: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Grand Canyon Education has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Grand Canyon Education is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Grand Canyon Education has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Grand Canyon Education are expected to grow by 10.37% in the coming year, from $10.22 to $11.28 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Grand Canyon Education is 18.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Grand Canyon Education is 18.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.24.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Grand Canyon Education has a PEG Ratio of 0.99. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Grand Canyon Education has a P/B Ratio of 5.85. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.56% of the float of Grand Canyon Education has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Grand Canyon Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.85.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Grand Canyon Education has recently increased by 7.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Grand Canyon Education does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Grand Canyon Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.37

News Sentiment

Grand Canyon Education has a news sentiment score of 1.37. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Grand Canyon Education this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Grand Canyon Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.10% of the stock of Grand Canyon Education is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.17% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Education Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LOPE
• CIK: 1434588
• Web: www.gce.com
• Phone: (602) 247-4400
• Fax: 602-247-4400
• Employees: 5,830
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Grand Canyon Education: $161.67
• High Price Target: $200.00
• Low Price Target: $100.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.27
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.25
• P/E Growth: 0.99
• Net Income: $216.17 million
• Net Margins: 19.63%
• Pretax Margin: 25.64%
• Return on Equity: 36.62%
• Return on Assets: 26.87%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.82
• Quick Ratio: 2.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.67
• Cash Flow: $10.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.40
• Book Value: $26.71 per share
• Price / Book: 5.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 26,070,000
• Free Float: 25,518,000
• Market Cap: $4.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.58