Graham (NYSE:GHC) Sees Large Volume Increase – Should You Buy?

Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 18,230 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 19% from the previous session’s volume of 15,282 shares.The stock last traded at $948.37 and had previously closed at $938.85.

Graham Trading Down 0.2 %

The company has a fifty day moving average of $931.40 and a 200-day moving average of $881.18. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company has a market capitalization of $4.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.85 and a beta of 1.12.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a dividend of $1.80 per share. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. Graham’s payout ratio is 4.37%.

Insider Activity at Graham

In other news, CAO Marcel A. Snyman sold 159 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $881.30, for a total transaction of $140,126.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 442 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $389,534.60. This represents a 26.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 20.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Graham

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of GHC. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Graham by 55.0% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 31 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in Graham by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 623 shares of the company’s stock worth $543,000 after buying an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. Xponance Inc. grew its holdings in Graham by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $409,000 after buying an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Graham by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,951,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its holdings in shares of Graham by 36.5% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 142 shares of the company’s stock worth $124,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.16% of the company’s stock.

Graham Company Profile

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.