ExodusPoint Capital Management LP Purchases Shares of 468 Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

ExodusPoint Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 468 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $408,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of GHC. FMR LLC grew its position in Graham by 358.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,766 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,916,000 after purchasing an additional 3,726 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Graham in the third quarter worth $203,000. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of Graham by 32.4% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 13,601 shares of the company's stock worth $11,176,000 after acquiring an additional 3,327 shares in the last quarter. Vestcor Inc acquired a new stake in Graham during the third quarter valued at $380,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in Graham by 8.6% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,311 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,344,000 after purchasing an additional 819 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.16% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Graham from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, March 29th.

Graham Stock Down 0.7 %

GHC stock traded down $6.53 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $908.55. The company's stock had a trading volume of 33,083 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,099. The company has a market capitalization of $3.94 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.92. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $941.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $904.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. Graham Holdings has a 12 month low of $683.00 and a 12 month high of $1,003.53.

Graham Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be issued a dividend of $1.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.79%. Graham's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4.37%.

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.