Inceptionr LLC Sells 94 Shares of Graham Holdings Company $GHC

Inceptionr LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC) by 25.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 278 shares of the company’s stock after selling 94 shares during the quarter. Inceptionr LLC’s holdings in Graham were worth $263,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in Graham by 68.8% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 27 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 11 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Graham by 55.0% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 31 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its position in Graham by 100.0% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 42 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in Graham by 500.0% during the second quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 96 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC purchased a new position in Graham in the first quarter valued at about $128,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.16% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Graham from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Graham in a research note on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Graham presently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Graham Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GHC opened at $1,106.50 on Friday. Graham Holdings Company has a fifty-two week low of $840.50 and a fifty-two week high of $1,200.00. The company has a market cap of $4.83 billion, a PE ratio of 6.62 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.27. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,068.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1,019.30.

Graham (NYSE:GHC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $14.08 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $12.36 by $1.72. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. Graham had a net margin of 14.93% and a return on equity of 6.34%.

Graham Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 16th were paid a dividend of $1.80 per share. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 16th. Graham’s payout ratio is presently 4.30%.

About Graham

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.