Yousif Capital Management LLC Has $1.16 Million Stake in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Yousif Capital Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,662 shares of the company’s stock after selling 37 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Graham were worth $1,158,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dark Forest Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Graham in the third quarter valued at about $2,531,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL raised its position in Graham by 12.6% during the third quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 18,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,535,000 after purchasing an additional 2,025 shares in the last quarter. VELA Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Graham by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. VELA Investment Management LLC now owns 8,607 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,995,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Graham by 182.4% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $637,000 after purchasing an additional 591 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in shares of Graham during the 3rd quarter worth $785,000. Institutional investors own 62.54% of the company’s stock.

Graham Stock Performance

Shares of Graham stock opened at $731.29 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $725.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $685.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 1.11. Graham Holdings has a fifty-two week low of $551.36 and a fifty-two week high of $771.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.26.

Graham (NYSE:GHC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 1st. The company reported $11.24 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $1.15 billion for the quarter. Graham had a return on equity of 5.39% and a net margin of 6.12%.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 18th will be paid a $1.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 17th. This represents a $6.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.94%. Graham’s dividend payout ratio is 11.41%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com cut Graham from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th.

Insider Activity at Graham

In other Graham news, Director Katharine Weymouth sold 556 shares of Graham stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $712.99, for a total transaction of $396,422.44. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,420,989.07. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 20.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Graham 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.