Invesco Ltd. Has $17.29 Million Stock Holdings in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Invesco Ltd. trimmed its position in shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 12.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 19,828 shares of the company's stock after selling 2,948 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. owned approximately 0.46% of Graham worth $17,288,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in GHC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Graham by 10.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,128 shares of the company's stock valued at $17,361,000 after buying an additional 1,941 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in Graham by 8.6% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,311 shares of the company's stock worth $8,344,000 after acquiring an additional 819 shares during the period. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Graham during the 4th quarter valued at $437,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Graham in the fourth quarter valued at about $635,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in Graham by 188.2% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 588 shares of the company's stock valued at $513,000 after acquiring an additional 384 shares during the period. 93.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Graham Price Performance

NYSE:GHC traded down $4.85 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $916.27. The company's stock had a trading volume of 23,039 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,309. 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 company has a market capitalization of $3.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.00 and a beta of 0.92. Graham Holdings has a fifty-two week low of $683.00 and a fifty-two week high of $1,003.53. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $937.52 and a 200-day moving average of $906.97.

Graham Dividend Announcement

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