Crawford Fund Management LLC Decreases Stock Position in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Crawford Fund Management LLC decreased its holdings in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 22.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,120 shares of the company's stock after selling 1,789 shares during the quarter. Graham accounts for about 1.1% of Crawford Fund Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Crawford Fund Management LLC owned 0.14% of Graham worth $5,029,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Graham during the second quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Graham by 558.3% during the third quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 79 shares of the company's stock valued at $65,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. acquired a new position in shares of Graham during the second quarter valued at approximately $70,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Graham during the second quarter valued at approximately $76,000. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.54% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com raised Graham from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 4th.

Graham Trading Down 0.6 %

GHC stock traded down $5.46 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $931.12. 10,526 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,081. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $851.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $781.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.03 billion, a PE ratio of 18.34 and a beta of 1.11. Graham Holdings has a 1-year low of $621.20 and a 1-year high of $972.13.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 17th were given a dividend of $1.72 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 17th. This represents a $6.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.74%. Graham's dividend payout ratio is currently 13.47%.

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.