Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 1,262 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,036,000.
A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of GHC. Innealta Capital LLC bought a new stake in Graham in the 2nd quarter valued at $35,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Graham by 558.3% in the third quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 79 shares of the company's stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Graham in the second quarter worth about $70,000. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in Graham by 60.0% during the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 104 shares of the company's stock valued at $85,000 after buying an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in Graham during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $76,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.54% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Graham from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th.
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Graham Trading Down 0.4 %
Shares of NYSE:GHC traded down $3.32 during trading on Friday, reaching $941.32. The company's stock had a trading volume of 10,055 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,694. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $868.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $789.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. Graham Holdings has a 12 month low of $638.96 and a 12 month high of $972.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.08 billion, a PE ratio of 18.43 and a beta of 1.13.
Graham Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 17th were issued a $1.72 dividend. This represents a $6.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 17th. Graham's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.47%.
Graham Profile
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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.
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