Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also offers marketing and communication services that include lead acquisition, digital communications strategy, brand identity, media planning and strategy, video, business intelligence and data science, and market research services; and back-office services consisting of finance and accounting, human resources, audit, and procurement services. In addition, it provides education services to 25 university partners. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $159.49 to $162.60
• 50-Day Range: $131.89 to $172.52
• 52-Week Range: $118.48 to $173.37
• Volume: 262,562 shs
• Average Volume: 236,633 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.21
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $179.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Grand Canyon Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Grand Canyon Education scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 27th out of 288 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Grand Canyon Education has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Grand Canyon Education has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.71%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Grand Canyon Education are expected to grow by 9.71% in the coming year, from $8.03 to $8.81 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Grand Canyon Education is 21.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 127.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Grand Canyon Education is 21.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 15.66.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Grand Canyon Education has a PEG Ratio of 1.34. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Grand Canyon Education has a P/B Ratio of 6.16. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.22% of the float of Grand Canyon Education has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Grand Canyon Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Grand Canyon Education has recently decreased by 16.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Grand Canyon Education does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Grand Canyon Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 4.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.76

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.22% of the float of Grand Canyon Education has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Grand Canyon Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Grand Canyon Education has recently decreased by 16.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.17

News Sentiment

Grand Canyon Education has a news sentiment score of 1.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Grand Canyon Education this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Grand Canyon Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Grand Canyon Education insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $211,845.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.00% of the stock of Grand Canyon Education is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.17% of the stock of Grand Canyon Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

LOPE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LOPE shares performed this year?

Grand Canyon Education's stock was trading at $132.04 at the start of the year. Since then, LOPE shares have increased by 22.2% and is now trading at $161.40.
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How were Grand Canyon Education's earnings last quarter?

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOPE) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 6th. The company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.01. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Does Grand Canyon Education have any subsidiaries?

Grand Canyon Education subsidiaries include these companies: Orbis Education, Amigos de Torrejon LLC, Casa de Amistad LLC, El Vecino de Amigos LLC, GC Education Inc., La Fuente de la Comunidad LLC, La Sonrisa de Siena LLC, and more.

Who are Grand Canyon Education's major shareholders?

Grand Canyon Education's top institutional investors include FMR LLC (4.54%), State Street Corp (3.03%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.78%) and Wasatch Advisors LP (1.76%). Insiders that own company stock include Dilek Marsh, Jack A Henry, Lori Browning, Kathy J Claypatch, Sara R Dial and Lisa Graham Keegan.
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How do I buy shares of Grand Canyon Education?

Shares of LOPE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Grand Canyon Education own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Grand Canyon Education investors own include Humana (HUM), NVIDIA (NVDA), American Water Works (AWK), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) and TotalEnergies (TTE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/06/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/11/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Educational services
• Sub-Industry: Education Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LOPE
• CUSIP: 38526M10
• CIK: 1434588
• Web: www.gce.com
• Phone: (602) 247-4400
• Fax: 602-247-4400
• Employees: 5,800
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $179.67
• High Stock Price Target: $186.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $173.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $7.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.10
• P/E Growth: 1.34
• Net Income: $204.99 million
• Net Margins: 22.09%
• Pretax Margin: 28.28%
• Return on Equity: 31.01%
• Return on Assets: 23.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.69
• Quick Ratio: 3.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $960.90 million
• Price / Sales: 4.90
• Cash Flow: $8.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.80
• Book Value: $26.22 per share
• Price / Book: 6.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,150,000
• Free Float: 28,563,000
• Market Cap: $4.70 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.70