Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Releases Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE - Get Free Report) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.280-1.360 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $236.5 million-$240.5 million. Grand Canyon Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.430-8.820 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Grand Canyon Education from $181.00 to $202.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Grand Canyon Education from $170.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Barrington Research boosted their target price on shares of Grand Canyon Education from $180.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Grand Canyon Education from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th.

Grand Canyon Education Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LOPE traded down $5.57 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $181.70. 229,062 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 152,464. The company's 50 day moving average price is $170.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $155.40. The firm has a market cap of $5.30 billion, a PE ratio of 23.48, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.74. Grand Canyon Education has a 52 week low of $126.17 and a 52 week high of $192.18.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.93 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $292.57 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $289.62 million. Grand Canyon Education had a net margin of 21.90% and a return on equity of 30.91%. On average, research analysts predict that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CTO Dilek Marsh sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.07, for a total value of $249,105.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now owns 21,174 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,516,366.18. This represents a 6.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Grand Canyon Education Company Profile

Grand Canyon Education, Inc provides education services to colleges and universities in the United States. It offers technology services, including learning management system, internal administration, infrastructure, and support services; academic services, such as program and curriculum, faculty and related training and development, class scheduling, and skills and simulation lab sites; and counseling services and support services comprising admission, financial aid, and field experience and other counseling services.