Guild Holdings Company (NYSE:GHLD) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Guild Holdings Company (NYSE:GHLD) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $18.8750.

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on GHLD shares. Zacks Research lowered shares of Guild from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Guild in a research note on Monday, December 1st.

Guild Price Performance

NYSE:GHLD opened at $20.01 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.93. Guild has a twelve month low of $11.21 and a twelve month high of $23.57. The company has a current ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $19.86.

Guild (NYSE:GHLD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.23. Guild had a net margin of 10.88% and a return on equity of 10.09%. The company had revenue of $307.44 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $311.28 million. Analysts anticipate that Guild will post 1.33 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Guild

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wolverine Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Guild in the second quarter valued at about $65,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC purchased a new position in Guild during the 3rd quarter valued at about $112,000. PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Guild in the 3rd quarter valued at about $124,000. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Guild in the 3rd quarter valued at about $228,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Guild in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $482,000. Institutional investors own 17.52% of the company’s stock.

Guild Company Profile

Guild (NYSE: GHLD) is a U.S.-based education technology company that partners with employers to offer education as an employee benefit. Through its digital platform, Guild connects working adults and their families with accredited universities, online programs and career and financial coaches. The company’s solution aims to improve workforce retention and productivity by making higher education and professional credentials more accessible and affordable.

At the core of Guild’s offering is a comprehensive program management suite that automates tuition assistance, student onboarding and personalized support.