Inspire Advisors LLC Has $700,000 Stock Position in Grand Canyon Education, Inc. $LOPE

Inspire Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOPE) by 9.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,703 shares of the company’s stock after selling 405 shares during the quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC’s holdings in Grand Canyon Education were worth $700,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of LOPE. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. grew its stake in Grand Canyon Education by 6.9% during the first quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 946,152 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,703,000 after buying an additional 61,034 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 577,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,656,000 after acquiring an additional 12,003 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Grand Canyon Education by 12.9% in the second quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 407,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,976,000 after acquiring an additional 46,457 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH raised its position in Grand Canyon Education by 1.7% during the second quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 392,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,215,000 after purchasing an additional 6,428 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Grand Canyon Education by 8.1% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 370,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,169,000 after purchasing an additional 27,714 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LOPE has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut Grand Canyon Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. Zacks Research downgraded Grand Canyon Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a report on Monday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Grand Canyon Education currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $220.00.

Grand Canyon Education Trading Up 0.6%

Grand Canyon Education stock opened at $164.02 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $201.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $193.36. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. has a 12 month low of $153.82 and a 12 month high of $223.04. The company has a market capitalization of $4.59 billion, a PE ratio of 19.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.74.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.78. The company had revenue of $261.14 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $259.97 million. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 31.50% and a net margin of 22.15%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.48 earnings per share. Grand Canyon Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at 9.020-9.13 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 3.130-3.240 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Grand Canyon Education, Inc. will post 8.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Grand Canyon Education Company Profile

Grand Canyon Education, Inc provides education services to colleges and universities in the United States. It offers technology services, including learning management system, internal administration, infrastructure, and support services; academic services, such as program and curriculum, faculty and related training and development, class scheduling, and skills and simulation lab sites; and counseling services and support services comprising admission, financial aid, and field experience and other counseling services.