Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Sells 327 Shares of Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC)

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC trimmed its stake in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 15.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,837 shares of the company's stock after selling 327 shares during the period. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC's holdings in Graham were worth $1,602,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Graham in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,773,000. LPL Financial LLC bought a new stake in Graham in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $8,726,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Graham during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $8,157,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in Graham by 84.3% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 18,837 shares of the company's stock worth $16,424,000 after purchasing an additional 8,615 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in shares of Graham by 63.3% in the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 11,830 shares of the company's stock worth $10,315,000 after purchasing an additional 4,584 shares during the period. 93.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Graham from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 29th.

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Graham Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of Graham stock traded down $0.69 on Friday, hitting $906.69. 31,513 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 16,965. The company has a market capitalization of $3.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.75 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a fifty day moving average of $943.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $902.71. 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 one year low of $683.00 and a one year high of $1,003.53.

Graham Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 17th will be given a dividend of $1.80 per share. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. Graham's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4.37%.

About Graham

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.