American Century Companies Inc. Has $3.55 Million Position in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

American Century Companies Inc. reduced its stake in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 62.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,073 shares of the company's stock after selling 6,797 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned 0.09% of Graham worth $3,551,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Graham by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 631 shares of the company's stock worth $519,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Graham by 358.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,766 shares of the company's stock worth $3,916,000 after buying an additional 3,726 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in shares of Graham by 37.0% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 899 shares of the company's stock valued at $739,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the period. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Graham in the third quarter valued at about $1,036,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in Graham during the third quarter worth about $583,000. 93.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Graham Price Performance

Shares of GHC stock traded down $0.69 during trading on Friday, hitting $906.69. The company had a trading volume of 31,513 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,944. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.75 and a beta of 0.92. Graham Holdings has a one year low of $683.00 and a one year high of $1,003.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.57. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $943.42 and its 200 day moving average price is $902.10.

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Graham Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Graham Company 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.