Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Rating Increased to Buy at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report released on Saturday morning.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on LOPE. Barrington Research set a $200.00 price objective on Grand Canyon Education in a report on Friday. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Grand Canyon Education from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of Grand Canyon Education from $198.00 to $185.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $100.00 price target on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Grand Canyon Education has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $161.67.

Grand Canyon Education Trading Down 3.2%

LOPE stock opened at $145.34 on Friday. Grand Canyon Education has a 1-year low of $134.27 and a 1-year high of $223.04. The business’s 50 day moving average is $147.37 and its 200-day moving average is $160.20. The firm has a market cap of $3.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.57, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 0.57.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.81 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $264.05 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $261.87 million. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 35.82% and a net margin of 19.63%.Grand Canyon Education’s revenue was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.53 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Grand Canyon Education will post 10.25 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Grand Canyon Education

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wasatch Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 24.0% in the second quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 391,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,093,000 after purchasing an additional 75,758 shares in the last quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. lifted its holdings in Grand Canyon Education by 36.9% during the 2nd quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 882,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,358,000 after buying an additional 237,939 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in Grand Canyon Education by 178.6% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 51,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,406,000 after buying an additional 33,173 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Grand Canyon Education by 12.4% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $396,000 after buying an additional 305 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in Grand Canyon Education by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $693,000 after buying an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. 94.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Grand Canyon Education News

Here are the key news stories impacting Grand Canyon Education this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter results exceeded expectations: adjusted EPS was reported at $1.81 versus the $1.69 consensus, while revenue reached approximately $264.1 million, ahead of the $261.8 million estimate. Revenue increased 6.7% year over year, and EPS rose from $1.53 a year earlier. Grand Canyon Education Q2 earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Grand Canyon Education raised its full-year 2026 EPS outlook to $10.18-$10.32, above the roughly $10.07 analyst consensus. The company expects full-year revenue of approximately $1.2 billion. Grand Canyon Education second-quarter 2026 results
• Positive Sentiment: Management outlined a long-term expansion strategy targeting as many as 80 hybrid learning locations and plans to open a law school in fall 2027, potentially adding new growth opportunities beyond its existing university-partner network. Grand Canyon Education hybrid locations and law school plans
• Negative Sentiment: Third-quarter EPS guidance of $1.74-$1.78 fell well below the $1.83 consensus estimate. Revenue guidance of $268.5 million-$270.5 million was broadly in line with expectations, making the weaker profit outlook the primary near-term concern. Grand Canyon Education earnings report and conference call

Grand Canyon Education Company Profile

Grand Canyon Education, Inc provides a suite of higher?education services through a long-term agreement with Grand Canyon University (GCU), one of the nation’s largest private Christian universities. The company’s offerings encompass a full range of academic and operational support functions, including enrollment management, student recruitment, curriculum development, instructional delivery, and technology infrastructure. Through its online program management capabilities, Grand Canyon Education helps design, market and deliver undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs to meet the needs of both traditional and non?traditional learners.

Core services include digital marketing, admissions support, student success coaching, learning management systems and faculty recruitment.