Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC lowered its position in Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC - Free Report) by 4.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 21,885 shares of the company's stock after selling 939 shares during the period. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC owned about 0.51% of Graham worth $19,082,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Graham during the fourth quarter worth about $26,773,000. FMR LLC increased its holdings in Graham by 358.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,766 shares of the company's stock worth $3,916,000 after buying an additional 3,726 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in Graham by 32.4% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 13,601 shares of the company's stock worth $11,176,000 after buying an additional 3,327 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Graham by 10.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,128 shares of the company's stock worth $17,361,000 after buying an additional 1,941 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quest Partners LLC increased its holdings in Graham by 25,420.0% during the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 1,276 shares of the company's stock worth $1,049,000 after buying an additional 1,271 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.16% of the company's stock.
Graham Stock Performance
NYSE GHC traded up $5.19 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $938.24. 22,646 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,249. Graham Holdings has a 1 year low of $683.00 and a 1 year high of $993.49. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $925.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $878.01. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.37 and a beta of 1.12.
Graham Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.77%. Graham's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.37%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Graham news, CAO Marcel A. Snyman sold 159 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $881.30, for a total transaction of $140,126.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 442 shares in the company, valued at $389,534.60. This trade represents a 26.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 20.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
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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