Graham (NYSE:GHC) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Graham (NYSE:GHC) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

Separately, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Graham from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a research report on Friday, September 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has assigned a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Graham currently has a consensus rating of “Strong Buy”.

Graham Stock Down 0.2%

GHC stock opened at $1,166.61 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $1,161.70 and a 200-day moving average price of $1,136.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.25 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.49. Graham has a 1-year low of $990.09 and a 1-year high of $1,262.34.

Graham (NYSE:GHC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $18.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $18.36 by $0.41. The company had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.33 billion. Graham had a net margin of 9.66% and a return on equity of 6.01%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Graham

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Graham by 4.7% during the first quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 224 shares of the company’s stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. Atticus Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Graham by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Atticus Wealth Management LLC now owns 438 shares of the company’s stock worth $500,000 after purchasing an additional 10 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Graham by 36.4% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 45 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 12 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in Graham by 65.0% in the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 33 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 13 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its stake in Graham by 6.7% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $271,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the period. 93.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Graham Company Profile

Graham Holdings Company is a diversified American holding company formerly known as The Washington Post Company. The company changed its name in 2013 after the sale of the newspaper publishing business to Jeff Bezos. Today, Graham Holdings operates a portfolio of businesses across education, media, healthcare, automotive, manufacturing and other industries.

Its largest business is Kaplan, a provider of educational services, professional training and test preparation. Graham Holdings also owns Graham Media Group, which operates local television stations in several U.S.