Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Releases Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE - Get Free Report) updated its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.610-1.740 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $250.5 million-$257.5 million. Grand Canyon Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.430-8.820 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Grand Canyon Education Trading Down 3.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ LOPE traded down $5.57 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $181.70. 229,062 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 152,464. The stock has a market cap of $5.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.48, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.74. Grand Canyon Education has a 1 year low of $126.17 and a 1 year high of $192.18. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $170.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $155.40.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $292.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $289.62 million. Grand Canyon Education had a return on equity of 30.91% and a net margin of 21.90%. As a group, analysts forecast that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.81 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Grand Canyon Education

In other news, CTO Dilek Marsh sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $166.07, for a total value of $249,105.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 21,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,516,366.18. This trade represents a 6.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Grand Canyon Education

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.