Victory Capital Management Inc. cut its stake in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 9.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,669 shares of the company's stock after selling 283 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. owned 0.06% of Graham worth $2,327,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Graham by 55.0% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 31 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 11 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV increased its holdings in shares of Graham by 36.5% during the fourth 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. raised its position in shares of Graham by 30.0% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 182 shares of the company's stock valued at $159,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Graham by 44.0% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 144 shares of the company's stock valued at $126,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in Graham by 9.0% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 631 shares of the company's stock worth $519,000 after buying an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.16% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, CAO Marcel A. Snyman sold 159 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $881.30, for a total value of $140,126.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 442 shares in the company, valued at approximately $389,534.60. The trade was a 26.46 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 20.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Graham Price Performance
Graham stock traded down $21.43 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $939.62. 26,327 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,636. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $931.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $881.18. The firm has a market cap of $4.08 billion, a PE ratio of 18.40 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.34. Graham Holdings has a 12 month low of $683.00 and a 12 month high of $993.49.
Graham Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 17th will be paid a $1.80 dividend. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. Graham's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.37%.
About Graham
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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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