Barclays PLC Increases Stock Position in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 12.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,262 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,661 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned about 0.35% of Graham worth $13,307,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in Graham by 55.0% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 31 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 11 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. grew its position in shares of Graham by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 469 shares of the company's stock valued at $409,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the period. KBC Group NV raised its holdings in shares of Graham by 36.5% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 142 shares of the company's stock worth $124,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. grew its holdings in Graham by 30.0% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 182 shares of the company's stock valued at $159,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in Graham by 44.0% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 144 shares of the company's stock worth $126,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. 93.16% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded Graham from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday.

Graham Price Performance

GHC stock traded down $3.59 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $917.52. 27,536 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,346. Graham Holdings has a 52-week low of $683.00 and a 52-week high of $1,003.53. The company has a market capitalization of $3.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.97 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $937.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $906.97.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be issued a $1.80 dividend. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. Graham's payout ratio is 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.