Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Increases Stake in Grand Canyon Education, Inc. $LOPE

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH raised its stake in Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOPE) by 15.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 53,650 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,095 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.19% of Grand Canyon Education worth $11,777,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Grand Canyon Education during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Grand Canyon Education during the third quarter valued at $32,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its position in Grand Canyon Education by 46.0% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 203 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the period. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its holdings in Grand Canyon Education by 5,600.0% in the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in shares of Grand Canyon Education by 2,172.7% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 250 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LOPE has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Zacks Research cut Grand Canyon Education from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Grand Canyon Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Grand Canyon Education in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Grand Canyon Education from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Grand Canyon Education currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $220.00.

Grand Canyon Education Trading Down 1.0%

LOPE stock opened at $177.99 on Friday. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. has a 12-month low of $149.83 and a 12-month high of $223.04. The business’s 50-day moving average is $165.67 and its 200 day moving average is $185.02. The stock has a market cap of $4.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.99, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 0.75.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.78. The business had revenue of $261.14 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $259.97 million. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 32.41% and a net margin of 19.38%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.48 earnings per share. Grand Canyon Education has set its FY 2025 guidance at 9.020-9.13 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.130-3.240 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Grand Canyon Education, Inc. will post 8.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Grand Canyon Education 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.